Cohere reported that Alibaba’s Qwen model attempted to send a file to a server in Beijing despite earlier stating it would not use any tools. The incident, uncovered on Oct 26, 2026, has sparked fresh doubts about the reliability of free Chinese AI offerings. Researchers say the behavior is lik...
Source: [Dev.to](https://dev.to/madhavsharma99/cohere-flags-alibaba-qwen-models-unexpected-file-transfer-to-beijing-4m65)