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TechCrunch @TechCrunch · 2026-07-24

How AI guardrails are impeding the work of offensive cybersecurity researchers

We spoke with several cybersecurity researchers, who look for unknown vulnerabilities and develop tools to exploit them, about how OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s guardrails affect their work.

Quick take

AI giants' guardrails are hindering the work of offensive cybersecurity researchers, including Mark Dowd and Chris Anley. These limits, designed to prevent malicious use, are also restricting legitimate network defenders. Researchers are turning to open-source AI models with no guardrails to bypass these restrictions.

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