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Anthropic’s Distillation Battle Turns To The Dark Web As China Concerns Swell
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September 3, 2026
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9:55Now PlayingForeign companies have allegedly been accessing American AI systems to train competing technology — a process called distillation — and selling copycat versions at a lower price. Anthropic is trying to crack down on what it says are illegal practices that involve use of the dark web and intellectual property theft. Jacob Klein, Anthropic's head of threat intelligence, says, "there's an entire illicit ecosystem to try to gain access to Claude and other models.” CNBC's Kate Rooney has the story.
Reporter: Kate Rooney
Investigative Producer: Paige Tortorelli
Producer: Drew Troast
Edited by: Rich Korn, Candice Goldman
Senior Investigative Producer: Scott Zamost
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Anthropic’s Distillation Battle Turns To The Dark Web As China Concerns Swell
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