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Illustration of the US Federal Register website using Alibaba's Qwen AI against a Washington and China technology backdrop.
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Washington Is Warning About Chinese AI. One of Its Own Websites Was Using It

Dissenting Citizen12 seconds ago06 mins

Reuters found Alibaba’s Qwen AI running as a search option on the Federal Register, raising a broader question about whether Washington knows which models are deployed inside federal services.

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