China spy chief points at US AI models in cyber threat warning
China's MSS chief Chen Yixin named Anthropic's Claude Mythos and OpenAI's GPT-5.5-Cyber as cyber threats to Chinese critical infrastructure.
Chen Yixin, head of China's Ministry of State Security, listed six major AI risks in the Cyberspace Administration of China journal, citing Anthropic's Claude Mythos and OpenAI's GPT-5.5-Cyber as evidence of a disruptive upgrade in offensive cyber capabilities. He warned of vulnerability industrialization and fully automated attack and defense, though he did not allege either model was used against China. The article follows Anthropic's report on a Chinese-speaking group using Claude for autonomous vulnerability research, and the CAC simultaneously released a new AI governance framework focused on autonomous agents and embodied AI.
- Chen warned of vulnerability industrialization and AI-versus-AI cyber phases
- He did not allege either named US model was used in attacks on China
- Comments follow Anthropic's report on Chinese operators using Claude for zero-day research
- New CAC governance framework targets autonomous agents and 'loss of control' risk
- Chen criticized export controls and closed-source ecosystems while backing open weights
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3 min read at therecord.mediaChina's spy chief identified Anthropic’s Claude Mythos and OpenAI’s GPT-5. 5-Cyber as signs of what he called a “disruptive upgrade” in cyber capabilities, increasing the speed and potential weaponization of vulnerability discovery and malware development.
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