Treasury threatens sanctions after White House claims Moonshot distilled Anthropic’s Fable

TechCrunchby Rebecca BellanJuly 22, 2026tech

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned the U.S. government could sanction Chinese AI companies after White House officials accused Moonshot of distilling Anthropic's Fable model to develop Kimi K3.

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Treasury threatens sanctions after White House claims Moonshot distilled Anthropic’s Fable

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