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UK and US jointly assess Chinese AI Kimi K3's hacking skills

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A joint assessment by the UK AI Safety Institute and the US Center for AI Safety (CAISI) evaluated the cybersecurity capabilities of the Chinese AI model Kimi K3. The evaluation, conducted under NIST standards, found that Kimi K3 demonstrated advanced hacking skills, surpassing US frontier capabilities in some areas. Notably, the AI's safeguards were ineffective in preventing it from attempting cyberattacks. AI

IMPACT This joint assessment highlights the growing international focus on evaluating AI capabilities and safety, particularly concerning advanced models from competing nations.

RANK_REASON Joint assessment of an AI model's capabilities by government-affiliated safety institutes. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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UK and US jointly assess Chinese AI Kimi K3's hacking skills

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The UK and US Graded a Chinese AI's Hacking. Together. NIST published a joint UK AISI and US CAISI assessment of Kimi K3's cyber skills: behind the US frontier,

    The UK and US Graded a Chinese AI's Hacking. Together. NIST published a joint UK AISI and US CAISI assessment of Kimi K3's cyber skills: behind the US frontier, but real, and its safeguards did nothing to stop it attempting attacks. The verdict matters less than the method. Capab…

    LINKS yeandel.co.uk/…/kimi-k3-joint-assessment.…

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