The House Homeland Security Committee and the China Select Committee are investigating Airbnb and Anysphere regarding their use of Chinese artificial intelligence. Lawmakers sent letters to both CEOs citing concerns over national security, data privacy, and intellectual property theft.
The probe focuses on whether Chinese models introduce vulnerabilities into American software. Airbnb used Alibaba’s Qwen model for a customer service agent. Anysphere built a recent AI model for its Cursor platform using Kimi from Beijing-based Moonshot AI.
The committees requested information on the decision-making process for these model selections. Lawmakers also requested in-person briefings with relevant employees from both companies.