China's open-weight GLM-5.2 matches restricted US AI model on cybersecurity benchmarks, challenging export controls
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Janet Harrison
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Zhipu AI's open-weight GLM-5.2 model, released under the MIT license, has matched Anthropic's restricted Mythos model on vulnerability detection benchmarks. This development challenges US export control logic because GLM-5.2 is freely downloadable and runnable by anyone, circumventing Washington's attempts to restrict access to advanced AI cybersecurity capabilities. The US government had ordered Anthropic to disable access to Mythos and Fable for foreign users in June, citing fears of accelerated cyberattacks, but the open-source nature of GLM-5.2 undermines those restrictions.
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because anyone can download and run it freely, Washington's export control logic has collided with something it wasn't built to handle
The US government spent much of June wrestling with Anthropic's Mythos
On June 12, it ordered Anthropic to disable access to both Mythos and Fable for foreign users, citing fears that the models' ability to find and exploit software vulnerabilities could accelerate cyberattacks at scale
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