Should the Mythos AI model raise cybersecurity alarms?

On April 7, AI firm Anthropic said its new model, Mythos, is so powerful at finding cybersecurity vulnerabilities that it will not be released publicly. Instead, the company said it will be shared with firms that build critical software used across the economy. The initiative, known as Project Glasswing, has raised cybersecurity concerns among most firms, which must now contend with AI-enabled attackers using so-called “zero-day” exploits, which are unknown even to a given piece of software’s developers, and therefore are not patched through software updates. The Hindu reported last week that the Union government and the Indian IT sector’s main cybersecurity body are both studying the implications of Mythos. Should the Mythos AI model raise cybersecurity alarms? Aseem Jakhar and Sharda Tickoo discuss this in a conversation moderated by Aroon Deep.

Aseem Jakhar is the founder of Payatu and co-founder of the Nullcon cybersecurity conference; Sharda Tickoo is the country manager, India at Trend AI, formerly Trend Micro