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Z.AI Founders Linked to Spy Project

Four Z.AI founders participated in a 2018 to 2021 spy-funded research project. The 2.94 million yuan effort aimed to parse social media posts. Z.AI listed in Hong Kong in January 2026 with a market value of roughly 32 billion dollars.

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What changedMI5 issued an espionage alert on Sept. 30
4 Z.AI founders worked on research co-funded by an institute MI5 links to China's spy agency
QQuartz·about 2 hours ago
Four Z.AI Founders Linked to Spy Project
BBloomberg Tech·about 2 hours ago
Four Z.ai founders participated in a 2018 to 2021 research project co-funded by CGTRI, which the UK's MI5 said had "very strong ties" to China's main spy agency (Bloomberg)
BBloomberg Tech·about 2 hours ago

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