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Anthropic's Mythos Sparks AI Alarm

Anthropic's Mythos Sparks AI Alarm

Anthropic's latest development, Mythos, is being described as a 'step change' in artificial intelligence capabilities, prompting a warning from the UK's National Cybersecurity Centre.

The model has demonstrated a significantly higher success rate in assisting with complex tasks, including potential weaponization when prompted through adversarial techniques.

This breakthrough comes as Anthropic faces legal battles with the Pentagon over its 'supply chain risk' label and its control over deployed military AI. Secondary market valuations for the company have reportedly surged to $1 trillion as investors race to secure a stake in the technology.

Anthropic
American artificial intelligence corporation
National Cybersecurity Centre
Swedish government body
Mythology
Collection of sacred stories or a set of beliefs belonging to a specific religious or cultural tradition
Pentagon
Inner city of Brussels within the inner ring road, Belgium
Richard B. Horne
European astrophysicist