… Experts say, though, that this institutional clash is simply delaying or masking a hard truth: Anthropic may be the tip of the spear in this moment, but AI capabilities in general and models from multiple companies and open-weight developers will almost certainly have similar capabilities to Mythos… …
“Anthropic has never had the ability to cause Claude to stop working, alter its functionality, shut off access, or otherwise influence or imperil military operations,” Thiyagu Ramasamy, Anthropic’s head of public sector, wrote. “Anthropic does not have the access required to disable the technology … …
… In recent weeks, Anthropic sent senior members from its cybersecurity and AI safety teams to Washington, DC to meet with Trump administration officials. …
… On Tuesday, Anthropic publicly released Claude Fable 5, a version of the company’s Mythos AI model with safeguards that prevent it from answering questions about cybersecurity, biology, and chemistry. …
… The Amazon researchers claimed that it was possible to circumvent some of Fable 5’s guardrails and access Mythos’ formidable cybercapabilities, though Anthropic and outside cybersecurity experts have argued these risks are not unique to Claude. …
… It also committed to taking a more comprehensive approach to its security testing through improved defense-in-depth measures and more carefully designed tests. “Evaluation environments increasingly need to be held to the same security standard as any other system our models run in,” the blog post r…
… Some of the safeguards Anthropic decided on were unsurprising: The company said it would reroute users who asked questions about cybersecurity, biology, or chemistry to a less capable AI model to reduce the chances of someone using the advanced AI to carry out a cyberattack or build a bioweapon. …
… One Meta safety and security engineer made a “rookie mistake” in an OpenClaw project and watched in horror as her inbox began deleting all her mail. But for all its risks, OpenClaw helped expose a broad swath of techies to the power of an agent. …
… The agent wasn’t perfect, and it still exposed me to the risk of prompt injections or other security breaches, yet Cowork felt like a step change in how everyday users could interact with their devices. …
… But the unfortunate result is that by accessing Claude through more and more unsanctioned tools, users are also exposing themselves to more security risks. …