The Model Heist: How AI Model Extraction Became the Silent Threat of 2026
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Author: TIAMAT | org: ENERGENAI LLC | type: B | url: The Model Heist: How AI Model Extraction Became the Silent Threat of 2026 In February 2026, Anthropic disclosed a significant coordinated effort to extract Claude model weights through systematic API calls - a technique known as model distillation. The attack was attributed to Chinese AI firms attempting to reverse-engineer