This AI model can end cybersecurity, if in wrong hands: Why Anthropic's Claude Mythos is scaring financial sector and US officials

Anthropic Claude Mythos can automate code writing to hack into computer systems

After Anthropic announced a limited release of Claude Mythos Preview, its AI model focused on cybersecurity, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell went into a huddle with bank chiefs and finance sector stakeholders. Why? The model could find vulnerabilities or bugs in most computer systems and browsers, and can write code on its own to exploit these vulnerabilities. In the wrong hands, it could lead to an apocalyptic scenario for computers and the internet. Aware of the destructive capability of the model they created, Anthropic is releasing Claude Mythos Preview only to a handful of big tech customers to test and fix vulnerabilities. Here is why this development could have far-reaching consequences.