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A Hacking Competition Shows the Power of China’s ‘Open Weight’ A.I.

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The winner of an elite cybersecurity contest prevailed by relying on a free Chinese model — another sign that available A.I. systems could already be too powerful to easily regulate.

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  1. 2026-10-01 13:00 · New York Times AI
    A Hacking Competition Shows the Power of China’s ‘Open Weight’ A.I.

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