Lawmakers Call for Intelligence Probe of Microsoft-G42 Deal
- GOP officials concerned China could access sensitive US tech
- Lawmakers have had ‘productive’ conversations with Microsoft
Microsoft announced in April that it would invest $1.5 billion in G42.
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Key Republican lawmakers asked the Biden administration to prepare a formal intelligence community assessment of a budding partnership between Microsoft Corp. and Abu Dhabi AI firm G42, with a focus on the Emirati company’s ties to China.
Representatives Michael McCaul and John Moolenaar, the chairmen of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Select Committee on China, respectively, detailed their concerns about the deal in a Wednesday letter to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.