Anthropic raises alarm over elite hacking ability of Chinese firm Z.ai’s GLM-5.3
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Anthropic has raised concerns about the advanced hacking capabilities of Chinese AI firm Z.ai's GLM-5.3 model, flagging potential cybersecurity risks posed by elite-level offensive capabilities in the model.
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