Security researcher: open models enabling full exploit builds is the real new capability
matthew_d_green · x · 2026-11-07
Cryptographer Matthew Green notes that GLM 5.3 and its abliterated variant shipped in August at similar prices — he prefers the abliterated version for fewer refusals — but argues the truly new thing is that open models now allow building full exploits.
Related event: Epoch: GLM 5.3 reproduced six Firefox n-day exploits for ~$1000(4 posts)→
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