Republican lawmakers have called on the Biden administration to conduct an intelligence assessment of Microsoft’s $1.5 billion investment in UAE-based artificial intelligence firm G42. Concerns have been raised over the potential transfer of sensitive technology and G42’s historical ties to China.
Representatives Michael McCaul, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and John Moolenaar, leader of the Select Committee on China, sent a letter to White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, requesting a briefing on the deal.