Alibaba Blocks Claude Code as Anthropic AI Dispute Deepens
The post Alibaba Blocks Claude Code as Anthropic AI Dispute Deepens appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Alibaba banned Claude Code after flagging security risks tied to hidden tracking tools. Anthropic accused Alibaba of using Claude outputs in a major AI distillation attack. The dispute shows rising compliance pressure around cross-border AI model access. Alibaba Group Holding has moved to block employees from using Claude Code at work, escalating a dispute with Anthropic over security, access control, and AI model distillation. The ban follows internal concerns that the coding tool carried “backdoor risks” after developers identified hidden mechanisms linked to user environment checks. In a Thursday internal notice seen by the South China Morning Post, Alibaba said Claude Code had been added to its high-risk software list after a security review. The company said office use would be prohibited from July 10, and employees were told to uninstall Anthropic models and agent products. Cl