Huawei's AI research lab has publicly denied allegations that its Pangu Pro large language model (LLM) incorporated uncredited source code from competitors, specifically Alibaba's Qwen 2.5 model. The accusations emerged following an anonymous 6,000-word post on GitHub by an individual claiming to be a member of Huawei's Pangu AI team. The post alleged that Huawei's Pangu LLM was developed by repurposing rival AI models such as Alibaba's Qwen and Deepseek, and also criticized Huawei's internal management and political struggles, which purportedly led to significant talent departures. Huawei issued a statement on July 5 refuting the plagiarism claims. The controversy has sparked debate within the AI community, with some dismissing the allegations as unfounded. Huawei's AI lab has taken the unusual step of publicly rebutting the accusations to defend the integrity of its AI development efforts.