China’s internet regulator has opened an investigation into AI companies DeepSeek and Moonshot AI following allegations from Anthropic. The Claude developer accused the two companies of secretly routing millions of user exchanges through Claude, allegedly to help train their own artificial-intelligence models. The inquiry adds regulatory scrutiny to a dispute involving the use of external AI systems and user interactions for model development. Anthropic’s allegations are the basis of the investigation, and the supplied report does not indicate whether DeepSeek or Moonshot AI have responded, nor does it provide details on possible findings or penalties. The case highlights tensions around data use and competition among AI developers as companies seek to improve their models. The investigation is separate from the performance of any related crypto assets and does not provide a basis for investment conclusions.
