Anthropic’s Mythos AI in testing, but Australian firms wait for access | The Business | ABC NEWS
Australian banks, power providers and infrastructure firms do not have access to test their systems against a powerful new AI cybersecurity risk, Anthropic’s Mythos. Anthropic has claimed Claude Mythos is too dangerous to release to the public due to its exceptional cyber hacking capabilities. Experts say it highlights the rapid pace of development in AI and the challenges in defending against hacking and security threats. Former government adviser Alastair MacGibbon says the government should get infrastructure providers, AI companies and security firms together in a room to work on strategies. The issue is that the “power and capability” of AI products to find vulnerabilities, chain them together and then write code to exploit them is improving at what he calls a “staggering” rate and he says “our society is at risk.” Dimitri Vedeneev, the executive director for secure AI at security firm CyberCX, said “this technology changes on a three-to-six-week basis at the moment.”
A select number of US companies like Microsoft, Apple, Cisco and Amazon Web Services are being given access to use it to test and bolster their systems. A further unknown group of 40 organisations that “build or maintain critical software infrastructure” also has access. Anthropic has named it Project Glasswing and labelled it an “urgent attempt” to use the strength of Mythos for “defensive purposes”.
Our financial regulators are watching. APRA said it’s closely monitoring this development and engaging with peer regulators to assess the implications. ASIC said it expects financial services licensees to be on the front foot to ensure customers aren’t put at risk. The federal government says it takes protection of critical infrastructure extremely seriously. Recently, it signed an agreement with Anthropic to work together on the progress and safety of AI.
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