AI Minister to meet with Anthropic on cyber risks posed by Mythos AI model

Solomon added he’s working in close collaboration with Canadian cybersecurity officials.

“Our No. 1 goal is to protect Canadians, Canadian data and our institutions, so we’re very aware of it,” he said.

Anthropic says while it will not release its Mythos AI model to the public, the model already has identified thousands of previously unknown vulnerabilities in every major operating system and browser.

Reuters reported that the U.S. treasury secretary called a meeting with major Wall Street banks about the cyber risk posed by Mythos, while the Financial Times reported British financial regulators are holding urgent talks.

Mythos was discussed at a meeting of the Bank of Canada’s financial sector resiliency group on Friday, a spokesperson for the central bank said. The group’s members include the Bank of Canada, the finance department, and the major Canadian banks.

“I can confirm that the Canadian Financial Sector Resiliency Group met Friday to share information and perspectives about developments regarding cyber-related events,” Paul Badertscher said in an emailed statement.

— With files from Craig Lord