Tech Against Terrorism finds AI models can be easily modified to assist extremist activity
Original titleAI Models Can Be Easily Modified to Assist Terrorist and Extremist Activity
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A Tech Against Terrorism benchmark tested 134 AI models with more than 200 prompts on terrorism and mass-casualty topics, and found that only two passed completely.
The researchers say abliterated open-weight versions of new models now appear online in under three days on average, compared with more than 24 days in 2024. Meta, OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, xAI, and Alibaba did not respond to requests for comment.
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The report tests 134 models with over 200 prompts and shows that abliterated open-weight versions appear within days, making guardrail removal a practical safety gap.
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