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Anthropic's Mythos AI model sparks fears of turbocharged hacking
Anthropic announced its Mythos AI model on April 7 and refused to release it publicly, citing its unprecedented ability to find and exploit software vulnerabilities . The company is instead limiting a
Anthropic announced its Mythos AI model on April 7 and refused to release it publicly, citing its unprecedented ability to find and exploit software vulnerabilities . The company is instead limiting access through Project Glasswing, offering a small group of organizations controlled access for cybersecurity testing . Independent testing by the U.K.'s AI Security Institute found the model succeeded in expert-level hacking tasks 73 percent of the time, while cybersecurity experts remain divided on whether the threat represents a major shift or expected escalation .
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Source: Ars Technica | 2026-04-20