OpenAI and Google Reportedly Sell AI Models to Blacklisted Chinese Groups

The Financial Times reports that OpenAI and Google sold AI models or related services to Chinese groups described as blacklisted. The claim raises questions about export controls, customer screening, service access, and the boundary between model distribution and downstream use. The available metadata does not identify the organizations, products, transaction structures, or legal basis involved, so those details require verification in the full FT article and any responses from the companies or authorities.