US Congress Investigates DoorDash Over Use of Chinese AI Model

DoorDash Chinese AI model Kimi K2.6 US Congress national security

The House Committee on Homeland Security and the House Select Committee on China have sent a joint letter to DoorDash co‑founder and CEO Tony Xu, demanding detailed information about the company’s deployment of the Chinese open‑weight AI model Kimi K2.6 from Moonshot AI. The lawmakers require a written AI‑strategy report by 14 August and an in‑person briefing by 21 August. DoorDash has said the model is used in its internal code‑review system for lower‑complexity tasks, citing lower cost and comparable quality, while more demanding work is handled by a frontier U.S. model.

The investigation is part of a broader congressional probe into the use of Chinese AI models by U.S. firms, which also includes Coinbase, Airbnb and Siemens. Lawmakers cite national‑security, cybersecurity and economic‑security risks, and reference a White House Office of Science and Technology Policy allegation that Moonshot AI illegally distilled U.S. AI models. The committees also note that the Trump administration is considering adding Chinese AI labs to the Entity List, which would tighten oversight of companies using such models.

The letters, signed by Committee Chairs John Moolenaar and Andrew Garbarino, stress that cost advantages do not eliminate the need for risk‑based safeguards and that the United States must strengthen domestic open‑weight AI alternatives while protecting sensitive data and systems.

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Andrew Garbarino · Coinbase · DoorDash · House Committee on Homeland Security · House Select Committee on China · John Moolenaar · Kimi K2.6 · Moonshot AI · Tony Xu

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[● 4 SOURCES] The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy alleged Moonshot AI illegally distilled U.S. AI models. yespunjab.com · cryptobriefing.com · www.epochtimes.com · www.voachinese.com
[● 6 SOURCES] Lawmakers cite national‑security, cybersecurity and economic‑security risks from using Chinese AI models. www.mondialnews.com · www.epochtimes.com · yespunjab.com · www.voachinese.com · cryptobriefing.com · +1 more
[● 5 SOURCES] DoorDash said it incorporated open‑weight AI models into its internal code‑review system. yespunjab.com · www.voachinese.com · www.mondialnews.com · cryptobriefing.com · www.scmp.com
[● 8 SOURCES] The House Select Committee on China and the House Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to DoorDash requesting information about its use of Chinese AI models. www.mondialnews.com · cryptobriefing.com · www.epochtimes.com · yespunjab.com · www.voachinese.com · +3 more
[● 3 SOURCES] The investigation also includes other U.S. companies such as Coinbase, Airbnb and Siemens. cryptobriefing.com · yespunjab.com · www.mondialnews.com
[● 7 SOURCES] The letter requests DoorDash’s response by August 14 and an in‑person briefing by August 21. www.epochtimes.com · www.voachinese.com · www.scmp.com · www.mondialnews.com · www.blocktempo.com · +2 more
[● 4 SOURCES] The Trump administration is considering adding Chinese AI labs to the Entity List. cryptobriefing.com · www.epochtimes.com · www.voachinese.com · yespunjab.com
[● 8 SOURCES] DoorDash uses the Kimi K2.6 model from Moonshot AI for internal AI‑assisted code‑review tasks. www.mondialnews.com · www.epochtimes.com · yespunjab.com · www.voachinese.com · www.blocktempo.com · +3 more