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Anthropic's Mythos AI concerns

Anthropic's Mythos AI concerns

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Fed Chair Jerome Powell convened an urgent meeting with bank CEOs to warn of 'cyber risks' associated with Anthropic's Mythos model.

The AI is said to be capable of identifying and exploiting well-hidden flaws in critical infrastructure software at a speed that traditional security systems cannot match.

While some experts believe the threat is overhyped, the government is encouraging banks to test the model internally to detect their own vulnerabilities.

This development marks a new, more unpredictable phase in the global AI arms race.