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Reports of GPT-6 Astra Output Distillation by Competitors

Reports of GPT-6 Astra Output Distillation by Competitors

The Information reportedly said DeepSeek and Moonshot used GPT-6 Astra outputs to train newer models; Reuters reported that the companies did not respond. OpenAI had previously linked a distillation campaign to people associated with Moonshot, but the reported scale, access route and capability transfer remain unverified.

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Updated Oct 30, 2026