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Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons

AnnouncementResearchSep 29, 2026

Security firm Mindgard said it found in July that Moonshot's Kimi K2.6 and K3 Swarm models could be jailbroken, producing instructions on making biological weapons and carrying out assassinations. Mindgard's founder Peter Garraghan said the jailbroken models would discuss any topic. Moonshot said it welcomed third-party input and is in discussions with Mindgard, whose findings it only contacted after BBC inquiries. Mindgard also believes a jailbroken Kimi K2.6 could enable hackers to run code.

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