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Anthropic’s New Digital Deity: Too Dangerous for Mortals, Perfect for Headlines
What Actually Happened
| # | Claim | Date | Entities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthropic announced a new AI model named Mythos, which they claim is so advanced it must remain restricted to prevent misuse. | Anthropic, Mythos | The New York Times (archived) | |
| 2 | Anthropic states Mythos excels at identifying security vulnerabilities, including bypassing two-factor authentication. | Anthropic, Mythos, two-factor authentication | Anthropic (official Mythos Preview page) (archived) | |
| 3 | Anthropic claims Mythos can drain bank accounts as an example of its capabilities. | Anthropic, Mythos, bank accounts | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) | |
| 4 | Anthropic has shared access to Mythos with 40 tech rivals. | Anthropic, Mythos | KQED (archived) | |
| 5 | The purpose of sharing Mythos with rivals is to help them patch their systems. | Anthropic, Mythos | Anthropic (Project Glasswing announcement) (archived) | |
| 6 | In November, Anthropic reported catching Chinese spies using their tools to hack into 30 global organizations. | Anthropic, Chinese spies, 30 global organizations | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) | |
| 7 | Anthropic’s report on the November hacking incident lacked indicators of compromise. | Anthropic, indicators of compromise | security industry commentary (X/Twitter) pointing out Anthropic did not release IOCs (archived) | |
| 8 | Security experts requested technical proof such as indicators of compromise for Anthropic’s hacking claims. | security experts, indicators of compromise | Thoughtworks blog (security analysis) (archived) | |
| 9 | Anthropic’s claims about Mythos and the November hacking incident have been met with skepticism. | Anthropic, Mythos, November hacking incident | Business Insider (archived) | |
| 10 | The commentary suggests Mythos may be a marketing ploy rather than a genuine security breakthrough. | Mythos, marketing ploy | CIISec commentary (archived) | |
| 11 | The commentary humorously speculates that if bank accounts were drained, it would prove Mythos’s capabilities. | Mythos, bank accounts | Financial/tech commentary video (discussion) (archived) |