Alibaba

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Alibaba is described as a Chinese technology company involved in artificial intelligence (AI) and retail. It was added to the U.S. Pentagon's list of entities associated with China's military in June, leading to export restrictions and legal action by Alibaba seeking removal from this list. The company has been implicated in unauthorized access attempts to Anthropic’s Claude AI model through fake accounts linked to its Qwen lab. Despite these allegations, Alibaba maintains it does not participate in any military-civilian cooperation.

Recent coverage

• Alibaba employee so burnt out that she wrote a 100-page resignation letter upon leaving... — Дождь (Telegram)
• Gray Export Corridor — Рыбарь
• FT: Anthropic has cut off access to AI models for Alibaba and other Chinese companies — Ведомости
• What if not Alibaba? Where to look for rising stars in the Chinese market? — The Bell
• Anthropic Accuses Chinese Alibaba of Illegally Using AI Claude — Коммерсантъ
• Anthropic accuses Alibaba of unauthorized access to its AI models — Ведомости
• Alibaba sues the Pentagon — Коммерсантъ