Episode

AI's double-edged (cyber) sword

Podcast: Marketplace All-in-One
Published: May 21, 2026
Duration seconds: 276
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Summary

Anthropic’s newest AI model, Mythos, is so good, the company says, at uncovering security vulnerabilities that it's too dangerous to release to the public. Anthropic shared a preview version with a select group to help patch the holes that Mythos finds. But the prospect of a super-hacker AI system is still sending some business leaders into a panic. Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino reports.