Leading House Republicans on Wednesday announced an investigation into Airbnb due to its use of Chinese artificial intelligence models. 

House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) cited national security and cybersecurity risks posed by reliance on Chinese models as a reason for the joint inquiry. They pointed to Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky’s comments last October that his company is “relying a lot” on Alibaba’s Qwen model as the prime cause for concern, as Alibaba is headquartered in China.