US government website used AI search tool from China that FBI said copied Anthropic
The US government website used Alibaba’s Qwen model to search public regulatory comments before it disappeared Wednesday.
The Federal Register, a US government website managed by the National Archives, recently utilized Alibaba's AI model, Qwen, for users to search proposed federal regulations. This move was revealed when the FBI accused Alibaba of maliciously copying AI technology from US rival Anthropic. The Qwen-powered search was taken down on Wednesday, the same day social media posts about the tool surfaced.
The FBI has declined to comment on the matter, and the National Archives and the White House have also not responded to requests for information. The Chinese embassy in Washington has dismissed the allegations as unfounded. AI experts argue that using the Chinese tool on the Federal Register's website may not pose significant national security risks, but it highlights a contradiction between US-China competition in AI development and the government's choice to employ a Chinese-made AI model.
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