Chinese AI models, including Zhipu AI’s open-weight GLM-5.2 and 360 Security Technology’s Tulongfeng, have reportedly matched Anthropic’s Mythos in finding software vulnerabilities, raising US national security concerns. The shift coincides with Trump administration restrictions: OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 access has been limited, while Anthropic’s general-use model was shut down for two weeks before partial restoration of Mythos 5 access. Critics, including former Biden-era export adviser Saif Khan, argue the curbs are pushing global users toward cheaper Chinese open-weight alternatives while undermining US AI competitiveness, even as the Pentagon backs domestic developer Reflection AI.
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