# Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI have come together to take on attempts led by Chinese rivals at model distillation.

*genai · news · 2026-04-07 · Firstpost*

## Key points

- Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI are sharing information to prevent Chinese rivals from copying their AI models.
- The companies coordinate via Frontier Forum, a nonprofit founded with Microsoft in 2023 for AI safety.
- Chinese firms allegedly used commercial proxy services to bypass restrictions and access Anthropic's Claude at scale.
- Anthropic identified over 16 million exchanges from 24,000 fake accounts, with MiniMax responsible for 13 million.
- OpenAI and Anthropic now frame model distillation by Chinese firms as a potential national security threat.

**Companies:** Google, OpenAI, Anthropic
**Countries:** United States, China

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