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Instead, they're focusing on scenarios that take into account a range of possible outcomes in the Middle East conflict.

Artificial intelligence is massively boosting cybercrime.

It gives amateur hackers cheap tools to write harmful software, and it also allows a criminal to automate and scale their operations.

Enter Anthropic's Claude Mythos model.

Some people are worried it's so good it could actually backfire if it gets in the wrong hands.

And last week, the AI lab started investigating whether it was accessed by unauthorized users.

The FT's Christina Criddle is here to tell us more.

Hi, Christina.

Hi.

So what was Anthropic setting out to build with this cybersecurity AI model called Mythos?

Yeah, and those partners include Amazon, Microsoft, and Cisco.

Tell me a little bit more about concerns that have been raised about this model.

So earlier I mentioned this potential unauthorized breach of mythos.

What concerns is that raising?

Christina Criddle is a tech correspondent for the FT.

Thanks, Christina.

Thank you.

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