Anthropic's Mythos AI can turn known software vulnerabilities into working exploits in hours
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Summary
Anthropic's Mythos Preview AI model can rapidly convert newly disclosed software vulnerabilities into working exploits in hours rather than weeks, according to new research shared with Axios. While much attention has focused on AI's ability to discover new bugs, Anthropic's findings indicate advanced models are equally capable of quickly weaponizing known flaws. The frontier red team tested Mythos against vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox and the Microsoft Windows kernel disclosed in January and February.
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AI's ability to find new bugs has been getting most of the attention. But Anthropic's findings suggest advanced models may be just as effective at rapidly weaponizing flaws that defenders already know about.
Anthropic's frontier red team tested Mythos against vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox and the Microsoft Windows kernel that were disclosed in January and February.
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