OpenAI and Google Confirmed to Have Provided AI Services to U.S.-Blacklisted Chinese Affiliates
It has been confirmed that OpenAI and Google provided AI services to Singapore-based affiliates of Chinese companies placed on the U.S. Department of Defense blacklist. OpenAI said it had blocked access to an Alibaba affiliate’s API in 2026year 6month, and it was reported that the sale was not illegal under current law.
It has been confirmed that OpenAI and Google provided advanced AI services to Singapore-based affiliates of Chinese companies placed on the U.S. government’s blacklist. The fact became known through a report in 2026year 7month.
The companies involved include the Singapore affiliates of Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent. These companies are on the U.S. Department of Defense’s “1260H List.”
OpenAI said it had blocked API access for users affiliated with Alibaba in 2026year 6month. It cited signs that developers were using the outputs of AI models to improve their own models, a practice known as “distillation.”
The sale of the service is not defined as illegal under current law. The U.S. government controls access to some advanced AI models, but 1260it does not completely ban companies on the H list from using AI software.
OpenAI said it had reported the matter to the U.S. government. Technology and security experts raised concerns that this case exposed loopholes in U.S. AI export control policy.
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