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

A Hacking Competition Shows the Power of China’s ‘Open Weight’ A.I.
NYT Science Thursday 01 October 2026, 13:00 UTC By Cade Metz 1 min read
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Pavel Gurvich, the chief executive of the cybersecurity company Tenzai. Mr. Gurvich’s firm won the HackerOne contest by using a freely available Chinese A.I. model.

Pavel Gurvich, the chief executive of the cybersecurity company Tenzai. Mr. Gurvich’s firm won the HackerOne contest by using a freely available Chinese A.I. model. [Image text:] ?00 Q'frPG 0
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