Canada has access to Mythos AI’s powerful Anthropic model, says minister – National
Canada’s intelligence minister said Tuesday the federal government has access to a model of Anthropic Mythos — an AI platform so powerful the company has withheld it from the general public.
AI Minister Evan Solomon said the government had signed up to Project Glasswing, launched by Anthropic earlier this year to allow the US government and a limited number of high-tech companies to use Mythos to scan their systems for security risks.
Anthropic said earlier on Tuesday it was expanding the program to 150 more organizations in more than 15 countries.
“I can confirm that the Canadian government is now part of Project Glasswing, which allows companies to acquire Mythos,” Solomoni told reporters after a cabinet meeting in Ottawa.
“So we have access, we’re part of Project Glasswing, I’ll confirm that, and with the Canadian Cyber Security Centre, we have access to Mythos now. So it’s a very important step for Canadians and our government to make sure that we have access and we can protect our institutions and our countries.”
Solomon said he could not provide information on which companies can acquire Mythos.
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Anthropic also declined to name specific companies it has access to but said it targets industries such as health, energy, water, telecommunications and hardware. This expansion also includes government agencies, the company said.
When announcing the creation of Mythos this spring, Anthropic said the model was “so good” at hacking and cybersecurity that it could release it to a small group of trusted organizations.
The company said that Project Glasswing was created with the hope of protecting the world’s sensitive software from a “bad” new model that could cause public safety, national security and the economy – especially if used in a major cyberattack.
Anthropic said on Tuesday that its partners using Mythos so far – including Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft – have found more than 10,000 security flaws they consider serious or critical, although some industry experts say fears of unrestricted hacking are overblown.
Project Glasswing aims to solidify a large software infrastructure before powerful AI like Mythos is widely available from other providers, which Anthropic says is between six and 12 months away.
The company said it intends to bring Mythos-class models to all its customers, with added protection, in the coming weeks.
-With files from the Associated Press and Reuters
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