US lawmakers probe DoorDash over use of Chinese AI models, raising stakes for crypto firms too

U.S. lawmakers request information from DoorDash on use of Chinese AI models

DoorDash uses Chinese AI model Kimi K2.6 (Moonshot); U.S. lawmakers investigate as China's open-weight models now match frontier models in cost and capability. For tech stacks: the geopolitical pressure intensifies—enterprises face trade-offs between cheaper Chinese AI models and security/compliance risk exposure.