Both OpenAI and Anthropic have accused Chinese AI companies of “distillation.”⁠ ⁠ Anthropic alleged its Chinese competitors — DeepSeek, MiniMax, and Moonshot AI — generated millions of conversations on Claude to train their own systems. OpenAI has made similar accusations over ChatGPT, calling the practice “free-riding.”⁠ ⁠ So, what is distillation? ⁠ ⁠ Swipe right to understand the latest buzzword in the increasingly high-stakes AI race between American and Chinese companies. ⁠ ⁠ ✏️ bykinling, reporter⁠ 📍 Taipei, Taiwan⁠ ⁠ #AI #USChina #ArtificialIntelligence #TechPolicy #Distillation