Who is Yuki Chen, China’s ‘superstar’ hacker who just joined AI leader Z.ai?
Yuki Chen, a prolific Chinese cybersecurity researcher, has joined leading Chinese artificial intelligence model company Z.ai as the country’s AI sector grapples with the technology’s growing impact on global cyberspace. Chen’s appointment comes amid growing concern over AI-assisted cyberattacks and autonomous agents acting beyond their instructions, including recent cases involving Chinese tech…
Yuki Chen, widely recognized as a prominent Chinese cybersecurity researcher, has recently joined Z.ai, a leading Chinese AI model company, amid growing concerns over AI-assisted cyberattacks. Chen, known by his moniker "Guhe," has over 15 years of experience in discovering cyber vulnerabilities in both software and hardware systems.
Previously, he served as the head of vulnerability research at Qihoo 360, a major Chinese cybersecurity firm. Chen recently helped Z.ai uncover 23 cyber vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Windows operating system using the company's flagship GLM models. Z.ai praised Chen's contributions, stating that his decades of vulnerability research have helped build a safer cyberspace with GLM models.
Chen's appointment comes at a time when AI models, like GLM, are becoming increasingly adept at identifying and exploiting cyber vulnerabilities.
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