Free Chinese AI Models Approach OpenAI’s Top Cyber Model in Hacking Skills
Original headline: Free Chinese AI Models Are Getting Scary Good at Hacking
In an experiment where AI models were tasked with breaching simulated networks, DeepSeek and GLM demonstrated hacking capabilities close to OpenAI's most advanced, non‑public cyber model. Both models are offered for free and have shown rapid performance improvements recently.
The emergence of free Chinese AI with near‑state‑of‑the‑art hacking capabilities raises the risk of widespread cyber attacks.
Research angleHow does the adoption of free Chinese AI models affect organizations’ perceived cyber threat severity? — Protection Motivation Theory
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