Chinese Military-Linked Researchers Used OpenAI and Anthropic Models to Train Defense Systems

A Reuters review of over 80 Chinese academic papers and patent filings determined that institutions affiliated with the People's Liberation Army have utilized outputs from advanced models developed by OpenAI and Anthropic to train domestic defense systems. This review partially relied on material compiled by the Washington-based Jamestown Foundation. The researchers employed a technique known as model distillation, in which queries are submitted to Western models and the resulting outputs are us