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Using Genius AI Models for Important Things: Cheating at NetHack

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Joseph Thacker
August 20, 2026

Hey y’all,

I put up a really fun write-up about a vulnerability that I had daybreak find in Nethack. I think you’ll like it 😊 here it is:

Using Genius AI Models for Important Things: Cheating at NetHack

How I used GPT-5.6 Daybreak Blue to find an on-demand NetHack 5.0 crash, duplicate items, farm krakens, and get the high score on NAO.

josephthacker.com/hacking/2026/08/20/using-genius-hacking-models-for-important-things.html


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Joseph Thacker (rez0)
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