Anthropic to Expand Mythos AI Access to Europe, UK Banks

Anthropic, the U.S.-based artificial intelligence company, is set to expand access to its advanced Mythos AI model to banks in Europe and the United Kingdom in the coming days or weeks, following initial rollout to several major American financial institutions. The move comes as global regulators and lenders grapple with the model's potential to both enhance and threaten cybersecurity in the banking sector.

Mythos, designed to identify and exploit software vulnerabilities with high proficiency, has drawn widespread attention for its capabilities in processing complex data and coding at an advanced level. Cybersecurity experts view it as a significant challenge to the industry's legacy technology systems, which may struggle to keep pace. At last week's International Monetary Fund spring meetings in Washington, regulators and policymakers issued warnings about the risks, including accelerated identification of flaws that could heighten cyber threats.

Several U.S. banks have already gained access through Anthropic's Project Glasswing initiative, which initially targeted about 40 organizations involved in critical software infrastructure. JPMorgan Chase, a Glasswing participant, is...