Anthropic Confirms Testing Powerful Claude Mythos AI Model, Citing Release Dangers
A data leak and subsequent reports revealed details about Anthropic's latest secret AI model, named Claude Mythos or a 'Step Change' model, which has led to a slump in cybersecurity stocks. Anthropic has now confirmed it is testing this new AI model, describing it as their most capable yet, but also the most dangerous to release, introducing a new tier above Opus called Capybara.
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Why Anthropic is 'refusing' to release AI model that it says is most powerful it made
Anthropic has confirmed it is testing Claude Mythos, a new AI model it describes as the most capable it has ever built—and the most dangerous to release. The model introduces a new tier above Opus called Capybara, and significantly outperforms Claude Opus 4.6 in coding, reasoning, and cybersecurity. Anthropic isn't rushing a wider rollout because, by its own assessment, Mythos is currently far ahead of every other AI model in cyber capabilities.
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