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Free open models help find TikTok bugs that reached a phone camera

Aiden Reed September 18, 2026 AI Policy 0 Comments

Downloadable Z.ai GLM open-weight chip beside a bug-hunt flow into an open-source dependency and a phone camera demo stamped controlled, disclosed, and fixed, with a plate reading free open models lower barrier.

DepthFirst modified a free Z.ai GLM model to hunt open-source bugs, then demonstrated remote access to a TikTok user’s camera and photos in a controlled…