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What is Mythos and why are experts worried about Anthropic’s AI model

  • Chris Stokel-Walker--Scientific American
  • published date: 2026-04-17 14:30:00 UTC

The company says Mythos is too dangerous to release publicly. Cybersecurity experts agree the model's capabilities matter, but not all of them are buying the most alarming claims

In the wake of Anthropic’s announcement of its latest artificial intelligence model, Mythos, on April 7, the company has stood by an unusual decision: refusing to release it to the public. Not since … [+4966 chars]