Claude Mythos changes the AI security threat matrix

When Anthropic announced its latest large language model, Claude Mythos, the news hit with a jolt. Anthropic wasn't putting out word that it was about to release Mythos -- it wanted the world to know that it would not release the frontier LLM.

The unreleased Mythos preview showed capabilities that no one saw coming. The LLM identified security gaps in every major browser and OS, some of which were said to have existed for many years, even decades. This meant that in some cases an entire generation of developers, cybersecurity experts and attackers had missed them.

Concerns were exacerbated by Anthropic's revelation that the LLM was finding zero days even when the model hadn't specifically been asked to seek them out. And in situations where Mythos was asked to create exploits, it did so in ways described as effective, unprecedented and fast.

In addition to keeping a lid on Mythos,...

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