OpenAI CEO Sam Altman criticized the cybersecurity marketing strategy of rival company, Anthropic for its newly launched cybersecurity product, Claude Mythos.
During a Core Memory podcast interview where he appeared alongside OpenAI President Greg Brockman on Tuesday, Altman called the tactic “fear-based marketing” aimed at restricting the dissemination of artificial intelligence (AI) technology to a select few, reported Tech Crunch.
“You can justify that in a lot of different ways,” said Altman.
Altman further used a metaphor to illustrate his point, likening Anthropic’s strategy to selling a bomb shelter while threatening to drop a bomb.
‘We have built a bomb, we are about to drop it on your head. We will sell you a bomb shelter for $100 million,” he added.
Anthropic AI Raises Cybersecurity Fears
Claude Mythos was launched earlier this month as part of its “Project Glasswing” to a limited group of enterprise users, keeping it from public release over concerns it could be misused by cybercriminals. Notably, the NSA is reportedly using this restricted “preview” model for cyber defense, even though the Pentagon has flagged the company as a supply chain risk, with broader Defense Department use also reported.
In the following week, Anthropic unveiled Claude Opus 4.7 to test new cyber capabilities, saying it is less advanced than Mythos Preview as part of a phased safety rollout.
Last week, Barclays CEO Venkatakrishnan flagged Mythos as a potential catalyst for cyberattacks on global banks. He called it a “serious issue” and warned that Mythos was just the beginning, with more advanced systems likely to emerge rapidly.
Meanwhile, an Axios report suggested that OpenAI plans to launch a rival cybersecurity model to Mythos. The model, designed with advanced hacking and defensive capabilities, was set to be released to a select group of businesses through OpenAI’s Trusted Access for Cyber pilot program.
Disclaimer: This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors.
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