The Verge
6/28/2026

China’s Z.ai claims it can match Mythos on cybersecurity
Short summary
Zhipu AI released GLM-5.2, which researchers claim matches Anthropic's Mythos in cybersecurity and bug-finding tasks, though it lags in general capabilities. This development suggests China has substantially narrowed the AI capability gap with the US. The Trump administration has consequently restricted China's access to advanced models like Mythos and the specialized hardware required to train and deploy them.
- •GLM-5.2 reportedly matches Mythos in cybersecurity and bug-finding but lags in general tasks
- •China has reduced the capability gap with US AI models
- •US restrictions on model and hardware access limit further Chinese advancement
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