Chinese open-weight AIs closing gap on Mythos-tier cyberattack models
peterwildeford · x · 2026-08-26
Citing a Bloomberg report that Chinese hackers are using DeepSeek and other open models for cyber operations, the author notes that while the US currently leads in Mythos-tier cyberattack models, Chinese open-weight AIs are improving rapidly and may reach that tier within 2-6 months.
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