Bigger Threat Than Mythos? This AI Found Bugs Even Anthropic Missed

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all have heard how Anthropic’s Mythos AI has potentially become a danger for the tech world and the banking industry. It has the ability to find critical software bugs faster than humans and that too, without much human intervention. Now a startup, Depthfirst, has claimed that its AI model discovered a critical internet flaw that even Mythos failed to identify, as per Forbes.

What Happened And Why It Matters

As per the publication, the company announced an initiative called the Open Defense Initiative that helps developers to identify dangerous bugs in their software before hackers can exploit them.This initiative comes at a time when big tech and cybercriminals have both rapidly adopted AI tools. As per Depthfirst, its AI can identify serious hidden bugs at a much lower cost compared to other competing AI models. Reportedly, Depthfirst CEO Qasim Mithani claims that the organisation’s AI model found more software flaws that Mythos missed. He highlighted the company’s AI models focus on one specialised task, making the system cheaper and efficient. He added that his company can attain similar and better results for nearly one-tenth of the cost.

Critical Bugs Found In Major Internet Systems

Among the most notable findings was reportedly the NGINX. It is one of the world's most used web servers. This flaw existed since 2008 and might have affected a large part of the internet for several years. The company also mentioned that they found a major flaw in Linux that might have allowed hackers to run harmful code on systems using the software. The flaw has not been patched yet. Additionally, this startup reportedly identified bugs in Google Chrome. The report notes that Google acknowledged the issues and fixed those vulnerabilities. Moreover, the startup added that it uncovered 12 major flaws in FFmpeg, a multimedia platform that supports YouTube, Netflix, Spotify, Instagram and Facebook.While the AI could make the internet safer, it is identifying bugs to avoid cyberattacks. But at the same time, it has also emerged as a tool for hackers to exploit the vulnerabilities. Unless there is a balance between both, the AI could pose risks for the financial sector.