The US National Archives has taken down an AI search feature on the Federal Register website after discovering it was powered by Alibaba’s Qwen large language model. The tool, designed to search federal proposed regulations and public comments, was removed following social media reports highlighting the use of Chinese AI technology in a government platform. The deployment contradicts ongoing US concerns regarding Chinese AI development. The FBI has previously accused Alibaba of plagiarizing technology from Anthropic to create Qwen, and several members of Congress have publicly opposed federal agencies utilizing Chinese AI models. While experts suggest the brief integration is unlikely to pose immediate national security risks, the incident underscores tensions surrounding the adoption of foreign AI infrastructure within US government systems.