# Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has defended the company's use of Chinese artificial intelligence models.

*genai · news · 2026-05-21 · Times of India*

## Key points

- Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky confirmed the company uses Alibaba's Qwen AI model for customer service.
- Chesky stated Airbnb does not share any user data with Chinese firms when using these AI models.
- Seven of the 10 most-used AI models this month were developed by Chinese firms, per OpenRouter data.
- US lawmakers are investigating Airbnb's use of Chinese AI models over data and national security concerns.
- Google CEO Sundar Pichai argued open-source AI should be trusted regardless of its country of origin.

**Companies:** Airbnb, Google, Alibaba Group, Tencent Holdings, Anysphere
**Countries:** United States, China

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