We’re feeling cynical about xAI’s big deal with Anthropic
On the latest episode of the Equity podcast, we discussed what xAI's deal with Anthropic might mean for parent company SpaceX.
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The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) does not yet have access to Anthropic’s bug-hunting AI model, Claude Mythos, even though other government agencies do, Axios reported earlier this week. As if that weren’t a big enough slap in the face for the national cyber-defense agency, the list of those who do have access to Mythos includes several unauthorized users, according to Bloomberg News. Members of a private Discord channel specializing in seeking information about unreleased AI models, have gained access to Mythos, according to one unnamed member of the group, Bloomberg reported. “The group has been using Mythos regularly since then, though not for cybersecurity purposes,” the person told Bloomberg, supplying screenshots to back up their claim. As a result of its fear that the powerful model could be used to identify and exploit flaws in software and online services, Anthropic has limited access to a preview of Mythos to an exclusive group of government agenc
Read full articleOn the latest episode of the Equity podcast, we discussed what xAI's deal with Anthropic might mean for parent company SpaceX.
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