Anthropic

    China warns of ‘security backdoor’ in Anthropic AI coding tool

    Anthropic has accused Alibaba of reverse-engineering its AI models to mimic their capabilities through a process known as ‘distillation’. (NurPhoto pic) BEIJING: A Chinese industry regulator warned users on Wednesday of a “security backdoor” embedded in versions of US artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s coding tool, Claude Code. The alleged backdoor could allow the software to…

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    Tech war: Anthropic’s Claude restrictions put overseas AI tools backed by China in limbo

    Tech war: Anthropic’s Claude restrictions put overseas AI tools backed by China in limbo

    An abrupt decision by American artificial intelligence firm Anthropic to restrict service to Chinese-owned entities anywhere in the world has cast uncertainty over some Claude-dependent overseas tools backed by China’s tech giants. After Anthropic’s notice on Friday that it would upgrade access restrictions to entities “more than 50 per cent owned … by companies headquartered…

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