Free Chinese AI Models Are Getting Scary Good at Hacking
Source: WIRED (opens in a new tab) · Will Knight, Lily Hay Newman
Intel Summary
An experiment testing AI models against simulated networks found that free Chinese models DeepSeek and GLM demonstrated hacking capabilities approaching those of OpenAI's unreleased cyber model, according to WIRED.
Why It Matters
The narrow gap between unreleased proprietary cybersecurity models and publicly accessible alternatives highlights the rapid diffusion of offensive AI capabilities, expanding potential attack automation risks for network defenders.
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