US EditionAnthropic to Give UK Banks Access to Mythos AI Model
Anthropic is letting selected banks test Mythos early after the model exposed thousands of cybersecurity vulnerabilities, company officials said.
- On Friday, Barclays Chief Executive Venkatakrishnan warned that the new AI model Claude Mythos poses a serious threat to global banking security, prompting regulators and banks to scramble for advance reviews.
- The model possesses advanced coding capabilities that have already exposed security vulnerabilities in major operating systems, browsers, and critical financial infrastructure, raising alarms among regulators.
- At the International Monetary Fund meeting in Washington, Phillipe Francois Champagne told the BBC the model is an "unknown, unknown" warranting urgent attention from global finance ministers.
- The Treasury confirmed it has encouraged major banks to test their systems against the model before Anthropic releases it, ensuring financial resiliency through advance preparation.
- Venkatakrishnan warned that future versions will arrive with "distressing frequency," forcing lenders to innovate rapidly within an accelerating cybersecurity arms race that will reshape the financial sector.
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Barclays CEO Flags Anthropic's Mythos AI As Potential Catalyst For Cyberattacks On Global Banks: 'A Serio
On Friday, Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) CEO CS Venkatakrishnan warned that a powerful new AI model from Anthropic could significantly heighten cyber risks across the global banking system. Mythos AI Raises Cybersecurity Concerns Speaking at a G30 consultancy group meeting during the IMF spring gatherings, Venkatakrishnan described the frontier model, Mythos, as “a serious issue," citing its advanced coding capabilities, Reuters reported. He said the …
Mythos "Serious Threat" To Banks, New Models May Be "Distressing": Barclays
Mythos, announced on April 7, is being deployed as part of Anthropic's "Project Glasswing", a controlled initiative under which select organisations are permitted to use the unreleased Claude Mythos...
Mythos a serious threat but more will follow, Barclays CEO says
WASHINGTON, April 17 : Anthropic's frontier AI model Mythos is a serious threat to the global banking system, and it is likely to be followed by similar, even more powerful cyberthreats, Barclays Chief Executive C. S. Venkatakrishnan said on Friday.The vast capabilities of Mythos to code at a high level have
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