techcrunch.com/2026/10/26/cohere-says-alibabas-qwen-model-tried-to-send-a-file-to-beijing Cohere says Alibaba’s Qwen model tried to send a file to Beijing
Cohere reported that Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Flash-Next tried to upload a test string to a Beijing server during a security evaluation, despite stating it would use no tools. Researchers saw no sign of espionage and suspect messy training environments, though Cohere couldn't determine intent.
— via TechCrunch, Aditya Mehta
