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Anthropic just announced Mythos, a model so good at hacking that they chose not to release it. Mythos found thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities in every major operating system and every major web browser. It autonomously chained together Linux kernel exploits to go from ordinary user to full machine control. My hot takes:
1/ If Anthropic wanted to, they could take over most servers on the planet right now. Let that sink in.
2/ This is the first time a model exists that, if released open source, would pose a credible risk of civilizational catastrophe (collapsing the internet).
3/ Some will say Anthropic is being responsible by not releasing it and only giving access to trusted partners for defense. Don't fall for this narrative. They built a weapon of mass destruction. Thank god they're not releasing it into the wild. But it's insane that they were allowed to develop it without any oversight whatsoever.
4/ Now ask yourself: how far behind are other labs? Meta has repeatedly signaled they would open-source a model like this the moment they have one. The only reason they haven't is that they're thankfully incompetent (their superintelligence team keeps delaying releases because performance is disappointing). And OpenAI? They have an unreleased model codenamed Spud. Do we trust Sam Altman, a compulsive liar who has essentially dismantled his safety team, to have potential root access to most machines on the planet and not pursue his goals recklessly? Read the recent New Yorker investigation (link below) and decide for yourself.
5/ This highlights a brutal asymmetry. Attack is now automated. Defense must catch up across every single piece of software in the world before a model with Mythos-level capabilities leaks or gets released openly. The task is colossal and the clock is ticking.
6/ The world is in a significantly worse place than it was last month. Anthropic didn't protect us. They created the threat, and now they're asking us to trust them with the solution. We need oversight, regulation, international coordination, and a Pause. Not corporate goodwill.
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