Version of AI tool 'too powerful for public' released to public

Claude Fable 5 is a version of Anthropic's Claude Mythos, an AI program which caused a stir among technology, finance, and government leaders. Claude Mythos: Anthropic releases version of AI tool despite risk concerns Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. A person's hand holding a smartphone using Anthropic's Claude Mythos app. The words 'Claude Mythos' appear prominently on the white screen with the company logo (a white, cartoonish asterisk on an orange square with curved edges) above. Behind the hand and the phone in soft focus is another version of the logo (an orange, cartoonish asterisk) on a black wall. Version of AI tool 'too powerful for public' released to public A version of an artificial intelligence (AI) tool which the company said was too powerful to be released to the public has just been released to the public. Claude Fable 5 is a version of Anthropic's Claude Mythos, an AI program which caused serious concerns among technology, finance, and government leaders when it was released privately in April for previewing and testing. Claude Fable 5 is a version of Anthropic's Claude Mythos, an AI program which caused serious concerns among technology, finance, and government leaders when it was released privately in April for previewing and testing. Some worry the tool is so powerful it could pose financial security risks, though others have questioned how much of the hype is marketing spin. Anthropic said on Tuesday Fable will be released with safeguards and user limitations in place, though it said "releasing a model this capable comes with risks". "Fable's capabilities exceed those of any model we've ever made generally available", it added. When Mythos was first released to a small group of organisations to preview the tool, Anthropic said it was doing so because the tool was so intelligent that it could be dangerous because of its ability to exploit or hack computer systems. Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne told the BBC in April that the attention on Mythos was warranted, in part, because "it's the unknown, unknown". Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne in April that the attention on Mythos was warranted, in part, because "it's the unknown, unknown". Meanwhile, despite Anthropic's ongoing lawsuit against the US Department of Defense over its refusal to accept government use of its AI tools, US government agencies have been testing Mythos too. against the US Department of Defense over its refusal to accept government use of its AI tools, US government agencies have been Anthropic is expected to become a public company soon, as its private valuation has neared $1tn (£747bn). Consistently showing better and broader AI capabilities underlines its value to investors. expected to become a public company soon , as its private valuation has neared $1tn (£747bn). Consistently showing better and broader AI capabilities underlines its value to investors. The company also said on Tuesday said that the roughly 150 groups that had been given access to preview Mythos will now have access to Claude Mythos 5, which does not have limitations on cybersecurity or biology, depending on an organization's specific uses. The company also said on Tuesday said that the roughly 150 groups that had been will now have access to Claude Mythos 5, which does not have limitations on cybersecurity or biology, depending on an organization's specific uses. To-date, groups and companies using Mythos have reported to Anthropic finding more than 10,000 critical security flaws in their systems. Anthropic said the updated access was limited to a "small group of cyberdefenders and infrastructure providers" but is expected to go beyond that soon. "We intend to expand access to Mythos 5 through a broader trusted access program", the company said. Both Fable and Mythos, which are essentially the same model but with different safeguards and levels of access in place, can work "unattended" on human commands that the tools are given for longer periods of time "than any previous Claude models." Anthropic added. Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark last week told BBC Newsnight that the ability of AI tools was expanding so rapidly that the company thought there should be a way for the public to slow the technology's advancement. Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark last week told BBC Newsnight that the ability of AI tools was expanding so rapidly that the company thought there should be a way for the public to slow the technology's advancement "You want the option to be able to take your foot off the gas and put your foot on the brake", Clark said. "Right now, it's like the AI industry has a gas pedal, but it doesn't have a brake pedal." A smartphone screen displaying the name Claude and a drawing of an asterisk. Out of focus in the background the words Project Glasswing are legible. Finance ministers and bankers raise serious concerns about Mythos AI model A smartphone display showing the Anthropic logo in black letters on an all-white background, laid on a laptop keyboard lit in pink and purple What is Claude Mythos and what risks does it pose? The fake ads feature the governor of the Bank of England - the Bank has urged people to report them. The boss of Devon Chamber of Commerce says businesses need to act now. The company behind ChatGPT files its plans one week after Anthropic did the same.