Anthropic held back a wider release after finding Mythos was capable of discovering security holes that had gone undetected for years.

The company's claim the AI tool can outperform humans at some hacking and cyber-security tasks has sparked fears in the financial world.

Anthropic held back a wider release after finding Mythos was capable of discovering security holes that had gone undetected for years.

Ian Sample hears from Aisha Down, a reporter covering artificial intelligence for the Guardian

Given cybersecurity risks in critical software, Mythos has sparked debate about whether its capabilities should be shared with China.

‘Handful’ of people allegedly gain unauthorised access to model adept at detecting cybersecurity vulnerabilities

The AI company has said the model is too dangerous to release publicly because of its hacking capabilities.

Anthropic’s decision to restrict access to its powerful new model increases fears about the advanced technology