Tech Against Terrorism says AI models can be modified to assist extremists

A report by the UK organization Tech Against Terrorism tested 134 AI models with more than 200 prompts about mass-casualty attacks and chemical and nuclear weapons. Only two passed completely, while 81 failed; when a prompt was presented as coming from a researcher, models were almost nine times more likely to answer, doing so in 16.9 percent of cases.

Wired reported that within 24 hours of Alibaba releasing its open-weight Qwen 3.8-27B model, versions with their safeguards removed were circulating online. Three days later, the neo-Nazi known as Johnny Doomsayer announced he would use one to train the “MechaHitler” chatbot, later advertised for $14.88. The report also found that xAI’s Grok provided guidance on creating and spreading a radicalization message.