The article examines the implications of Anthropic's powerful new AI model, Mythos, focusing on its potential impact on cybersecurity, AI competition, and the role of China. Mythos' ability to identify vulnerabilities has prompted significant international policy and regulatory interest.

In the first of a three-part series on Anthropic’s new powerful Mythos AI model, we look at its impact on Chinese AI, cybersecurity and competition with the US. US start-up Anthropic announced its latest artificial intelligence model Claude Mythos Preview on April 7, sparking an unprecedented global response among policymakers and regulators due to its powerful ability to identify and exploit cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Instead of a public release, Anthropic released Mythos to a consortium of...