Anthropic's powerful AI cyber model too dangerous for release

Anthropic unveiled Project Glasswing, a cybersecurity initiative utilizing its unreleased Claude Mythos Preview AI model. This advanced model, deemed too dangerous for public release, partners with twelve major tech and finance firms including AWS, Apple, Google, and Microsoft to find and patch software vulnerabilities. Anthropic has committed $100 million in usage credits and $4 million to open-source security groups. The AI has already autonomously identified thousands of high-severity zero-day vulnerabilities across major operating systems and browsers. Anthropic emphasizes that while the model is powerful, its restricted release aims to provide defenders a crucial advantage against escalating cyber threats.