Chinese AI labs turn to distilling OpenAI GPT-6 Astra
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According to The Decoder citing The Information, on October 29, 2026, after Anthropic strengthened its defenses, Chinese AI labs DeepSeek and Moonshot AI shifted to primarily using OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra output to train their own models. The report noted that the affected models include Kimi K3.1 Pro and V4.1-Flash 1017. The incident shows that, as Anthropic takes defensive measures, the labs involved have turned their distillation sources to OpenAI's latest models. No further developments in the matter have been disclosed.
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- The DecoderOpenAI's Astra becomes the main target for Chinese AI labs after Anthropic tightens its defenses
According to The Information, after Anthropic strengthened its defenses, Chinese AI labs have shifted to primarily using OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra outputs to train models, involving Kimi K3.1 Pro and V4.1-Flash 1017.
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