OpenAI disrupts distillation campaign linked to Moonshot AI

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OpenAI says it shut down a campaign that manipulated its models to reveal protected reasoning, attributing a core cluster of activity to people associated with Moonshot AI, the maker of Kimi. The effort peaked in July and involved more than 15,000 users, but did not involve a database breach or access to stored conversations. Source

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OpenAI Disrupts Chinese Espionage Campaign Targeting AI Models OpenAI has disrupted a campaign linked to Chinese startup Moonshot AI, aimed at extracting hidden reasoning from its AI models. This campaign, described as 'adversarial distillation,' began on July 1 and involved over 15,000 users. OpenAI stated that the operators did not breach its databases or access stored user conversations, but manipulated model interactions to reveal protected reasoning. The activity surged in late July, raising concerns about the tactics used by Chinese AI firms to gain advanced model capabilities. Both OpenAI and Anthropic are drawing investor attention as they approach potential IPOs, amidst increasing scrutiny from regulators and intelligence agencies. 3 sources 46

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