Global financial systems need to “come to grips” with the risks posed by rapid advances in artificial intelligence models like Anthropic’s Mythos, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said on Friday.
Developer Anthropic claims the upcoming Mythos model of its Claude AI is capable of quickly detecting long-hidden cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
The model has not yet seen a wide commercial release, but major financial market players and regulators are still anxious about the technology’s disruptive potential.
Mythos was discussed at a meeting last week of the Bank of Canada’s financial sector resiliency group, which includes representatives from the finance department and major Canadian banks. U.S. officials have reportedly convened similar roundtables….