German Regulator Urges EU Access to Anthropic's Mythos AI

BERLIN — A top German financial regulator has called on European Union authorities to secure access to Anthropic's new artificial intelligence model, Mythos, for European banks to defend against potential AI-enhanced cyberattacks.

Michael Theurer, chief supervisor at Germany's Bundesbank, told Reuters in an interview that banks need the technology, which identifies flaws in computer code, to test and strengthen their systems. Cybersecurity experts warn that Mythos could accelerate attacks on banking infrastructure, yet it has so far been provided only to select U.S. banks following its limited release earlier this month to a small group of companies, including one bank.

Theurer urged the European Commission and EU governments to formally request access from Anthropic or the U.S. administration. "I consider it necessary that the European Commission and governments in Europe now also approach the company or rather the United States to request that the technology be shared," he said. "There has to be an official request so that we in Europe can also benefit from the insights."

Sources indicated that Anthropic plans to extend access to European banks soon, a development that could...