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Skill Issue: Are Skills Language-Invariant in LLMs?

Large language models access knowledge inconsistently across languages, but to what extent do they differ in their skill sets when interacting with different languages? This work quantifies cross-lingual skill inconsistency orthogonally from knowledge and general benchmark performance. We do this via multilingual self-play: two instances of the same model compete in a text-based game, each…

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Unit 42: Real-World Prevalence of 405 AI-Related Malware Samples and Evaluation of Existing Defenses

1. Basic Information Article Title : The State of AI-Enabled Malware August 2026: From Brand Abuse to Agentic Execution Publisher : Unit 42 Publication Date : 2026-08-25 Original Source : Unit 42…

  • Only 12 (3.0%) of 405 AI-related malware samples detected on non-test endpoints
  • 97% of samples not found in real-world customer telemetry
  • 12 samples detected by Unit 42's multi-layer defenses in December 2024-June 2025

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