Global Finance Chiefs Call for Mythos Information Sharing

Government officials and bankers outside the United States are concerned that they may not receive the same information-sharing as their American counterparts when it comes to Anthropic’s Mythos artificial intelligence (AI) model, Bloomberg reported Thursday (April 16).

It is not known how much detail Anthropic is sharing about the unreleased AI model with people outside the U.S., according to the report.

One American leader of a European bank told Bloomberg that they had been promised a briefing on Mythos.

Canada’s Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne told Bloomberg Wednesday (April 15) that he wants to raise the issue of Mythos with his counterparts and that: “We have a common interest to ensure the resiliency of our financial system.”

Two unnamed sources told Bloomberg that at a Wednesday meeting of Group of Seven (G7) finance chiefs, officials discussed the need for an international institutional framework for the governance of AI, though the next steps are unclear.

Several European officials said they are encouraging their U.S. peers to share information, per the report.

Sweden’s Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson told Bloomberg that AI will be a topic at an “early-warning meeting” that is bringing together center bankers and ministers Thursday.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde told Bloomberg Television Tuesday (April 14), speaking of Mythos: “If it falls in the wrong hands, it could be really bad.”

It was reported April 7 that Anthropic unveiled a program called Project Glasswing that will allow select partners to gain early access to “Claude Mythos Preview” so that they can identify vulnerabilities and strengthen systems before threats can be exploited.

When announcing the initiative, the company said it has also been in discussions with U.S. government officials about the AI model and its cyber capabilities.

“We are hopeful the Project Glasswing can seed a larger effort across industry and the private sector, with all parties helping to address the biggest questions around the impact of powerful models on security,” Anthropic said in the announcement.

It was reported Thursday that Anthropic is ready to expand Project Glasswing by beginning to offer Mythos to British banks so that they can test the AI model ahead of its release.