DoorDash faces congressional scrutiny over Kimi AI deployment
House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar and Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino sent DoorDash co-founder and chief executive Tony Xu a letter on Friday requesting information and documents on how the company evaluates and deploys Chinese-developed AI.
The request grew out of a post on X by DoorDash founder Andy Fang describing the delegation of lower-level AI work to Kimi K2.6, built by Beijing-based Moonshot AI, per CNBC.
DoorDash is not accused of breaking any law. US companies may freely run Chinese models, though federal agencies have blocked some systems including DeepSeek on government devices.
A company spokesperson said DoorDash “proudly supports American AI leadership” and looks forward to engaging with the committees.
Lawmakers say US model pricing is part of the problem
The chairmen conceded the business case in their own text. American firms may deploy Chinese open-weight models because they deliver “competitive capabilities, lower costs, greater customization,” the letter says, and because they offer an alternative to depending on a small number of proprietary providers.
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