Story
Trending

Tencent releases Hy4 with cybersecurity content limits

AI · First reported 4 Nov, 10:37 · Updated 10:46

Image: Wikimedia Commons · NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domain

Tencent says its new open-source AI model, Hy4, was trained with limited cybersecurity material to reduce its potential to support cyberattacks. The company says it filtered out several categories of content during training.

  • Tencent released Hy4 as an open-source model and said it was trained using limited cybersecurity data focused on defensive content.
  • Tencent said it removed material including exploit development, reverse engineering and penetration testing to limit the model’s potential offensive capabilities.
  • The rollout follows concerns about AI-driven cyberattacks; Tencent said it aims to take a responsible approach to model training, open-sourcing and release.
Summary written by Lux AI from 2 articles

Key facts

Model
Hy4, described by Tencent as open-source.
Training approach
Tencent said training used limited cybersecurity data focused on defensive content.
Filtered material
Exploit development, reverse engineering and penetration testing.
Stated aim
Limit Hy4’s potential to support cyberattacks.

Source spectrum

Far left
Left
Lean left
Centre
Lean right
Right
Far right

Left 0 · Centre 2 · Right 0 of 2 rated sources

Background

All coverage

Coverage over time

0110111213
LeftCentreRight

Articles per hour since first reported, by side.

Ownership

  • Non-profit 50% (1)
  • Government 50% (1)

Share of the 2 sources by owner type.