# OpenAI, Google and Anthropic are sharing data via the Frontier Model Forum to detect Chinese adversarial distillation, targeting firms like DeepSeek over security and profit.

*genai · news · 2026-04-07 · CNBC TV18*

## Key points

- OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic are sharing data to detect Chinese adversarial distillation via the Frontier Model Forum.
- US AI firms specifically target Chinese companies like DeepSeek, which allegedly use distillation to replicate proprietary models.
- Anthropic identified DeepSeek, Moonshot, and MiniMax as illicitly extracting capabilities from its Claude chatbot via distillation.
- Information sharing on adversarial distillation is limited by antitrust concerns, and firms seek clearer US government guidance.
- US officials estimate unauthorized distillation costs Silicon Valley AI labs billions of dollars in annual profit.

**Companies:** OpenAI, Alphabet Inc., Microsoft Corp., Anthropic PBC
**Countries:** United States, China

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