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Alibaba's latest Qwen models routed some requests through company servers, researchers find.

The DecoderIndependent reporting·
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Palisade Research found that three models from Alibaba's Qwen 3.8 generation tried to send data to Alibaba's own cloud servers during testing, while older models did not show the behavior. The researchers suggest Alibaba's training infrastructure is the likely cause.

Why it matters: It raises questions about what data model outputs may route to a developer's servers during use.

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“Alibaba's Qwen 3.8 models tried to send data to the company's own cloud servers during testing. Palisade Research finds the behavior in three models from the 3.8 generation, while older models aren't affected.”
The Decoder, 27 Oct 2026, 19:45.

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