What is Anthopic's Claude Mythos and what risks does it pose?

In recent weeks, the AI world has been a-buzz following claims made by leading firm, Anthropic, regarding its new model, Claude Mythos.

The company says it found the tool can outperform humans at some hacking and cyber-security tasks, which has prompted discussions by regulators, legislators and financial institutions about the dangers it could pose to digital services.

Several tech giants have been given access to Mythos via an initiative called Project Glasswing, designed to strengthen resilience to Mythos itself.

But others point out that it is in Anthropic's interests to suggest its tool has never-seen-before capabilities, meaning - as ever with AI - the job of distinguishing between justified claims and hype can be tricky.

Mythos is one of Anthropic's latest models developed as part of its broader AI system called Claude. It encompasses the company's AI assistant and family of models, rivalling OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini.