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OpenAI says the activity began on July 1 and had high-volume spikes on July 24 and 25 of 16,000 requests from over 4,000 users using a relevant extraction pattern; it says these were attempted, not necessarily successful, extractions.

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The activity began on July 1, initially at a low volume until we observed high-volume spikes on July 24 and 25 consisting of 16,000 requests1 using a relevant extraction pattern from over 4,000 users.

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Disrupting a coordinated model-distillation campaign
OpenAI · 2026-09-30

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OpenAI disrupted a distillation campaign it partly ties to Moonshot 1 Oct 2026

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“OpenAI says the activity began on July 1 and had high-volume spikes on July 24 and 25 of 16,000 requests from over 4,000 users using a relevant extraction pattern; it says these were attempted, not necessarily successful, extractions.” ai notis, checked 1 Oct 2026. Source: Disrupting a coordinated model-distillation campaign (OpenAI). https://ainotis.com/c/309

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ai notis. (2026, October 1). OpenAI says the activity began on July 1 and had high-volume spikes on July 24 and 25 of 16,000 requests from over 4,000 users using a relevant extraction pattern; it says these were attempted, not necessarily successful, extractions [Checked claim 309]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/309

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