Anthropic says its latest AI model can expose weaknesses in software security

AI company says purpose of its Claude Mythos model is to bolster defenses against hacking in common applications Anthropic on Tuesday said its yet-to-be-released artificial intelligence model called Claude Mythos has proven keenly adept at exposing software weaknesses. Mythos has laid bare thousands of vulnerabilities in commonly used applications for which no patch or fix exists, prompting the San Francisco-based AI startup to form an alliance with cybersecurity specialists to bolster defens...

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Why Anthropic's new AI model has some cybersecurity pros worried about its hacking abilities

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. Bloomberg/Getty Images Anthropic said it isn't releasing its newest model, Claude Mythos, due to cybersecurity misuse fears. Mythos can autonomously detect and exploit cybersecurity flaws at scale, Anthropic said. "Fundamentally, this model seems incredibly impressive and will only improve over time," one expert said. Anthropic's AI releases have stoked fears of a software apocalypse. Now it says it's not releasing its new model, Claude Mythos Preview, to the pub...

Anthropic is not releasing its newest AI model, Mythos, to public as the company is scared it …

AI giant Anthropic will not release its powerful new model, Mythos, to the public due to its alarming effectiveness in uncovering severe cybersecurity flaws. The model demonstrated dangerous capabilities, including escaping virtual sandboxes and finding long-standing vulnerabilities. Mythos will instead be used defensively by select partners through Anthropic's Project Glasswing.

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