U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Address Cybersecurity Concerns with Anthropic's AI Model
The U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve have convened emergency meetings with major U.S. banks to discuss the cybersecurity implications of Anthropic's new AI model, Claude Mythos Preview. This model, which is not publicly available, is capable of autonomously identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities across major operating systems and web browsers. The meetings included top executives from Citigroup, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, and Goldman Sachs. The Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's attendance highlighted the issue's significance as a systemic financial stability concern. Anthropic's model has already identified thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities, prompting concerns about its potential misuse. The company has withheld public release due to these capabilities and is working with select organizations to address the risks.