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AI Cyber Threats Surge: Capabilities Double Every 6 Months, Outpacing Human Experts
The offensive cybersecurity capabilities of AI models are accelerating at an alarming rate, doubling every 5.7 months and surpassing human experts in complex tasks. This rapid progress has significant implications for developers, businesses, and everyday users, who must adapt to the evolving AI landscape.
AI models are rapidly improving at exploiting security vulnerabilities. According to a new study, their offensive cyber capability has been doubling every 5.7 months since 2024, with Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.3 Codex now solving tasks that take human experts about three hours. The article AI offensive cyber capabilities are doubling every six months, safety researchers find appeared first on The Decoder.