US Government Spotted Using Qwen Embedding Model for RAG Lookup
PsychologicalSoup251 · reddit · 2026-09-16
A Reddit post cites an X finding that a US government system uses Alibaba's open-source Qwen embedding model for RAG retrieval. The detail that a Chinese open-source model sits inside official US infrastructure has sparked discussion about open-source supply chain reach. Not officially confirmed; source is a single X post.
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