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AI’s ‘middle class’ has gotten dramatically better at hacking

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As frontier models and their sandbox escaping exploits dominate front-page news, researchers are increasingly worried about cheaper, more efficient AI models. The post AI’s ‘middle class’ has gotten dramatically better at hacking appeared first on CyberScoop .

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As frontier models and their sandbox escaping exploits dominate front-page news, researchers are increasingly worried about cheaper, more efficient AI models. The post AI’s ‘middle class’ has gotten dramatically better at hacking appeared first on CyberScoop .
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Originally published by CyberScoop on Aug 13, 2026.

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