Anthropic · Claude · Mythos · Canada · Pentagon · BBC Technology
Version of AI system 'too powerful for public' shipped to public
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A version of an artificial intelligence (AI) tool which the company said was too powerful to be released to the public has been released to the public.
Key facts
- 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
- 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
- Anthropic is expected to become a public company soon, as its private valuation has neared $1tn (£747bn)
- 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
Summary
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.