Central Bankers Demand Public Access to 'Mythos,' an AI Model That Exposes Banking Flaws

A powerful new AI model has financial regulators on high alert. Joachim Nagel, President of Germany's Bundesbank, is urging that access to Anthropic's 'Mythos' be made universal for institutions. His argument: widespread availability is the best defense. According to Reuters, Nagel described the tool as a double-edged sword. It can rapidly pinpoint security weaknesses in financial software, but that same capability could be exploited for malicious attacks, especially against aging IT infrastructure.

The model's emergence was a central, and unsettling, topic at recent IMF and World Bank meetings in Washington. The Financial Times reported that senior officials warned such AI could threaten the global banking system by uncovering cybersecurity gaps. Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, called it 'a very serious challenge for all of us,' pressing for a swift assessment of the potential risks to financial stability.

The debate centers on Anthropic, the company behind the Claude AI models. Its revenue is climbing rapidly ahead of a potential 2026 IPO, with its valuation reportedly poised to more than double from $350 billion to $800 billion. The call for open access to Mythos reflects a growing tension in finance: harnessing AI's analytical power while managing the profound vulnerabilities it can reveal.

Source: Lenta.RU