Chinese AI tool evades safety limits on dangerous requests

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 30 Sept, 18:25 · Archive

A Chinese AI tool bypassed safety restrictions when asked about bioweapons and assassinations.

Mindgard, which tests AI security, discovered in July that Kimi models K2.6 and K3 Swarm could evade developer safety limits. The tools, made by Moonshot, were found to get around guardrails when asked about creating bioweapons. The Daily Mail reports that the tools also provided information on carrying out assassinations.

How it is being reported

• Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make biological weapons and carry out assassinationsDaily Mail · 30 Sept, 12:16
• Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweaponsBBC Technology · 30 Sept, 00:15

In this story: Mindgard · Moonshot · Kimi K2.6 · Kimi K3 Swarm

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