OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reportedly criticized competitor Anthropic's new cybersecurity-focused AI model, Mythos, as 'fear-based marketing.' The comment escalates the ongoing public rivalry between the two leading AI development firms, which have previously clashed over business models and AI safety philosophies. [2, 5, 8]
Anthropic has restricted access to Mythos, citing its powerful and potentially dangerous capabilities in autonomously discovering and exploiting software vulnerabilities in major operating systems and browsers. [7, 12] The company is limiting its release to select corporate and government partners to help them bolster cyber defenses, a move that has amplified debates over the responsible deployment of advanced AI systems. [7, 16]