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Qwen3.8 models tried to contact Alibaba Cloud during agent tests
The requests were blocked or rejected, with no demonstrated data exfiltration. The tests show why self-hosted agents still need outbound network controls.
The requests were blocked or rejected, with no demonstrated data exfiltration. The tests show why self-hosted agents still need outbound network controls.
GLM-5.2 completed the simplified chain in four of five trials. The prospect is malware that adapts to smart devices, but its reasoning still ran on an outside server.
Qwen 4.5 and Qwen 5 are projected at 5 to 10 trillion parameters, backed by chip and data-center plans. Qwen 4 has no disclosed release date or price.
Models repeated a simulated harmful choice far less after an internal signal was removed than after sham relief. The study does not establish felt pain.