Washington, May 1 -- Two influential Congressional panels have opened a joint investigation into the national security and cybersecurity risks posed by artificial intelligence models developed by companies linked to the People's Republic of China (PRC), citing concerns over data security, intellectual property theft, and strategic dependence.
House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino and House select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar announced the probe, targeting the rapid global adoption of low-cost, open-weight AI systems built by Chinese firms including DeepSeek, Alibaba, Moonshot AI, and MiniMax.
The investigation centres on allegations that PRC-based firms are using "model distillation" techniques-so...