US Congress probes DoorDash over use of Chinese AI models

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The House Select Committee on China and the House Committee on Homeland Security have sent a formal letter to DoorDash co‑founder and CEO Tony Xu (and to co‑founder Andy Fang) requesting detailed information about the company’s deployment of Chinese‑developed open‑weight AI models, specifically Moonshot AI’s Kimi K2.6 and related models. The committees seek data on the origins of the training data, the volume of data transferred to Chinese firms, risk assessments, security testing, and whether any U.S. user or commercial data is shared with the model providers. DoorDash has publicly acknowledged using the Kimi model for internal code‑review tasks, citing lower cost and competitive performance.

Lawmakers cite national‑security, cybersecurity and economic‑security concerns, warning that reliance on AI models under the jurisdiction of the People’s Republic of China could expose sensitive information. The letter asks DoorDash to respond by Aug 14 and to arrange an in‑person briefing for relevant staff by Aug 21. The investigation also covers other U.S. firms such as Coinbase, Airbnb and Siemens, and references a possible Trump‑administration move to place Chinese AI labs on the Entity List. The White House has alleged that Moonshot AI illegally distilled U.S. AI models, heightening the security focus of the probe.

Entities: Andrew Garbarino · Coinbase · DoorDash · House Committee on Homeland Security · House Select Committee on China · John Moolenaar · Moonshot AI · Tony Xu

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[○ 1 SOURCE] The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy alleged Moonshot AI illegally distilled U.S. AI models. (431afafb-3c17-4992-8c4b-803da9366f22)
[● 4 SOURCES] Lawmakers cite national‑security, cybersecurity and economic‑security risks from using Chinese AI models. (99ee4655-7b53-48ea-955c-78e1d7d8f95f, 4c40deca-396e-4978-a5e5-df983cd9d1a2, 431afafb-3c17-4992-8c4b-803da9366f22, a0e81b)
[● 2 SOURCES] DoorDash said it incorporated open‑weight AI models into its internal code‑review system. (431afafb-3c17-4992-8c4b-803da9366f22, a0e81bab-f328-4990-9703-e21a5e4cdd3d)
[● 6 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. (99ee4655-7b53-48ea-955c-78e1d7d8f95f, 8d3427a1-5313-4461-8c86-e0649c48dd5f, 4c40deca-396e-4978-a5e5-df983cd9d1a2, 431afb)
[○ 1 SOURCE] The investigation also includes other U.S. companies such as Coinbase, Airbnb and Siemens. (8d3427a1-5313-4461-8c86-e0649c48dd5f)
[● 3 SOURCES] The letter requests DoorDash’s response by August 14 and an in‑person briefing by August 21. (4c40deca-396e-4978-a5e5-df983cd9d1a2, a0e81bab-f328-4990-9703-e21a5e4cdd3d, 579d2ae6-3a00-4b75-b92c-a12a41aaee97)
[○ 1 SOURCE] The Trump administration is considering adding Chinese AI labs to the Entity List. (8d3427a1-5313-4461-8c86-e0649c48dd5f)
[● 4 SOURCES] DoorDash uses the Kimi K2.6 model from Moonshot AI for internal AI‑assisted code‑review tasks. (99ee4655-7b53-48ea-955c-78e1d7d8f95f, 4c40deca-396e-4978-a5e5-df983cd9d1a2, 431afafb-3c17-4992-8c4b-803da9366f22, a0e81b)