Anthropic's Mythos Is So Dangerous It's Forcing the US and China to Actually Talk
You know an AI model is serious when it gets two superpowers to pick up the phone. Anthropic’s Claude Mythos — the model so good at finding software vulnerabilities that it treats global infrastructure like tissue paper — just did something no diplomat, treaty, or summit could manage. It’s pushing the US and China toward actual AI safety talks. Not the performative kind. The “we’re both terrified” kind. The Model That Broke the Silence Quick recap if you’ve been living under a rock: Mythos can autonomously discover and exploit software vulnerabilities at a scale that makes seasoned security researchers nervous. The UK’s AI Safety Institute confirmed it can “execute multi-stage attacks on vulnerable networks and discover and exploit vulnerabilities autonomously.” Anthropic says it’s found holes in every major browser and operating system. ...