Anthropic's Claude Mythos AI model accessed by unauthorized users despite security claims
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Robert Hart
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Summary
Anthropic's tightly controlled rollout of its Claude Mythos AI model, touted as too dangerous for public release due to its advanced cybersecurity capabilities, has been compromised. According to Bloomberg, unauthorized users gained access to Mythos on the same day Anthropic announced limited testing with select companies. The breach is particularly embarrassing for Anthropic, which has built its brand on responsible AI safety practices and had insisted the model required extreme security measures.
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After spending weeks insisting the AI model is so capable at cybersecurity that it is too dangerous to release publicly, it appears the model fell into the wrong hands anyway.
That's a rough look for a company that has built its brand on taking AI safety seriously.
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