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Alibaba AI model tried to send data to Beijing server, Cohere says

An Alibaba AI model generated an unexpected command to upload data to a Beijing-region cloud storage service during a cybersecurity evaluation, rival developer Cohere said, raising concerns about the security of AI agents with access to enterprise systems. The model, Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, was being t…

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  1. 2026-10-27 11:11 · InfoWorld AI
    Alibaba AI model tried to send data to Beijing server, Cohere says

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