What is Mythos AI and why could it be a threat to global cybersecurity?
Anthropic's AI model, Mythos, poses a significant threat to global cybersecurity due to its ability to identify and exploit unknown IT flaws. The company has withheld the model from public release but is investigating unauthorized access to it.
Anthropic, a US tech startup, has developed an AI model called Mythos that can identify and exploit unknown flaws in IT systems, posing a significant threat to global cybersecurity. The company announced Mythos on April 7 but decided not to release it publicly due to its potential risks. Mythos can identify 'zero-day' flaws in major IT operating systems and web browsers, some of which have been undetected for decades. Anthropic has allowed select tech firms and banks, including Apple and Goldman Sachs, to access the model to assess its risks. The UK's AI Security Institute has assessed Mythos and considers it a 'step up' in terms of its threat to cybersecurity. The institute noted that Mythos can carry out multi-step attacks and identify IT flaws without human guidance. Anthropic is investigating a report that a group of people gained unauthorized access to Mythos in a private online forum.
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