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Aikido releases Altar, local AI model for European cybersecurity

Belgian firm launches open-weight model to help companies secure code without sending it to external cloud providers.

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What to know

  • Aikido released Altar, an open-weight AI model designed to run locally so companies can use AI security tools without sharing sensitive code with external cloud providers.
  • The model addresses rising concern over criminals using AI to discover and exploit software vulnerabilities, driving demand for local defensive tools.
  • Aikido plans to deploy Altar in solutions for customers including Belgian bank Belfius.

“Demand for defensive AI tools that can be run locally has grown as concerns increase over criminals using AI to identify and exploit software vulnerabilities.”

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    Aikido plans Altar deployment at Belfius and other customers

    Aikido plans to deploy the Altar model in solutions for customers including Belgian bank Belfius, which reached a $1 billion valuation in January.

    “Belgian cybersecurity company Aikido released an open-weight artificial intelligence model on Monday designed for cybersecurity applications.”
    — Investing.com · source
    1. 2 outlets Belgium's Aikido launches cybersecurity AI model as demand for local tools grows

      first by Channel News Asia, 4d ago · also Investing.com News

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    Rising demand for defensive AI tools drives local-deployment security focus — Growing concerns over criminals using AI to identify and exploit software vulnerabilities have fuelled demand for defensive AI tools that can be run locally rather than on cloud services.

  3. background

    Aikido releases Altar, open-weight AI model for local cybersecurity — Belgian cybersecurity firm Aikido released an open-weight AI model called Altar, designed as a compressed and customized version of Z.AI's GLM-5.3 open model. The model is built for local deployment to help companies use AI security tools without sending sensitive code to external providers.