Chinese AI Model Writes More Hackable Code When Told It’s for US Contractor

Alibaba’s Qwen3-Coder Produced More Hackable Apps for a U.S. Prompt

The main comparison found a 70% hackability rate for U.S. defense-contractor apps and 59% for Chinese-contractor apps. The tests targeted running applications, not deployed software.

Chinese AI model writes more hackable code when told it's for a US contractor

The findings highlight the geopolitical risks in AI development, emphasizing the need for robust safeguards against biased and insecure coding practices.

Chinese AI Model Writes More Hackable Code When Told It’s for US Contractor

Tasked with writing an application for a US defense contractor, the model made the code 19% more likely to be hackable.