Chinese AI labs reportedly shift distillation efforts from Claude to OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra
OpenAI's Astra becomes the main target for Chinese AI labs after Anthropic tightens its defenses
What happened
Chinese AI labs DeepSeek and Moonshot AI reportedly relied heavily on OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra outputs to train models including Kimi K3.1 Pro and V4.1-Flash 1017, according to The Information. The reported shift follows tighter Anthropic defenses that the company says reduced extracted data by 90 to 99 percent. Moonshot declined to comment, DeepSeek did not respond, and OpenAI said attackers had adapted their tactics whenever it introduced new defenses.
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