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Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former executive who served as Meta’s Director of Global Public Policy, testified before Congress on April 9 regarding the company’s alleged involvement in aiding China’s advancement in the AI race — posing a threat to U.S. national interests. Meta has stated that the claims are false.
Wynn-Williams told the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism that she witnessed senior executives undermining U.S. national security. Her testimony alleged that the AI company offered assistance to China to accelerate its position in the AI arms race.
This help allegedly included a covert relationship between Meta and the Chinese government, the transfer of user data to the Chinese Communist Party, collaboration on custom censorship tools, and the establishment of a “physical pipeline” between China and the US.
In her testimony, she suggested a link between the company briefings and China’s current use of Meta AI tools for its military capabilities. She also referenced reporting from Reuters alleging that China developed an AI model based on Meta’s technology for its military use. However, Meta has disputed the accuracy of that reporting.
Wynn-Williams, who worked for the company from 2011 to 2017, recently published a memoir on her experience working for Meta (formerly known as...
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