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Aikido Security Releases Altar-1: An Open-Weight Security Model Pruned From GLM-5.3 to 328 GB

Aikido Security has released Altar-1, an open-weight security model derived from a pruned version of GLM-5.3. The model is designed to power the company's autonomous pentesting appliance for infrastructure that operates on-premise or within air-gapped environments.

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