Free Chinese AI Models Are Getting Scary Good at Hacking

Open-weight artificial intelligence models are now almost as capable of hacking into computer networks as the best closed ones, according to new research that heralds…

This Startup Is All In on Recursive Self-Improvement. Its Latest Model Is Scary Good

For the past few days I’ve been testing an impressive open-weight AI coding model called Flint. It suggests that fully recursive self-improvement, or RSI—an exciting…

5 AI Models Tried to Scam Me. Some of Them Were Scary Good

I recently witnessed how scary-good artificial intelligence is getting at the human side of computer hacking, when the following message popped up on my laptop…

6 Scary Predictions for AI in 2026

When OpenAI declared a “code red” this month to refocus its teams on competing with Google, I couldn’t help but think back to December three…