Agent zero-day exploit capabilities may reach open Chinese models within six months, researcher warns
NathanpmYoung · x · 2026-09-03
NathanpmYoung argues the anthropomorphism debate misses the point: what matters is agent capabilities. With enough compute, agents could hack sophisticated targets, including discovering zero-day exploits. Those capabilities are now mostly in US frontier models, but will likely appear in open-source Chinese models within about six months—leaving many organizations still on free or GPT-4-class models vulnerable. He urges acting now, as capabilities will almost certainly keep improving.
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