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title: "Chinese AI Developers Use OpenAI Astra to Train New Models Following Anthropic Blocks"
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published_at: "2026-10-29T01:22:17.000Z"
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source_urls: ["https://marketbrief.now/ai/chinese-ai-developers-use-openai-astra-to-train-new-models-following-ant-13684efc","https://huggingnews.com/ai/chinese-ai-developers-use-openai-astra-to-train-new-models-following-ant-13684efc"]
summary: "Chinese AI developers DeepSeek and Moonshot are using outputs from OpenAI's Astra model to train new AI systems through a process called distillation, according to The Information. This shift follows Anthropic's implementation of restrictions on using its models for similar training practices, with Astra reportedly based on OpenAI's GPT-6 architecture."
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# Chinese AI Developers Use OpenAI Astra to Train New Models Following Anthropic Blocks

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**Published:** 2026-10-29T01:22:17.000Z
**Category:** Models
**Topics:** openai, llm, deepseek

## Summary

Chinese AI developers DeepSeek and Moonshot are using outputs from OpenAI's Astra model to train new AI systems through a process called distillation, according to The Information\. This shift follows Anthropic's implementation of restrictions on using its models for similar training practices, with Astra reportedly based on OpenAI's GPT\-6 architecture\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/ai/chinese-ai-developers-use-openai-astra-to-train-new-models-following-ant-13684efc>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/ai/chinese-ai-developers-use-openai-astra-to-train-new-models-following-ant-13684efc>)

