British financial regulators are holding urgent talks with the government's cyber security agency and major banks to assess risks posed by the latest artificial intelligence model from Anthropic.
Bank of England, Financial Conduct Authority, and Treasury officials are examining potential vulnerabilities in critical IT systems highlighted by Anthropic's latest AI model. Representatives from major British banks, insurers, and exchanges are expected to be briefed on the cybersecurity risks at a meeting with regulators in the next fortnight.
AI startup Anthropic is deploying the model, Claude Mythos Preview, for defensive cybersecurity purposes, noting it has already identified thousands of major software vulnerabilities.