On September 30, 2026, the UK's MI5 security service issued an espionage alert about the China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI)

In October 2026 public records showed four Z.ai co-founders worked on a nearly four-year AI research project co-funded by the China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI), which a September 30, 2026 MI5 espionage alert accused of having very strong ties to China's Ministry of State Security.