US Agency Used Alibaba AI Despite FBI Warnings

A US government website briefly used an Alibaba AI search tool for federal regulations. The deployment occurred after the FBI accused the Chinese firm of copying Anthropic.

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A United States government website employed an artificial intelligence model from a China-based developer for public search tools. The deployment occurred despite federal warnings regarding the firm's data practices.