Sam Altman Criticizes Anthropic's Cybersecurity Model Mythos as 'Fear-Based Marketing'

Sam Altman appeared on the podcast Core Memory and criticized Anthropic's new cybersecurity model Mythos as "fear-based marketing." He said Anthropic exaggerates threats to make its products look more powerful, and that this justifies the logic of keeping AI in the hands of only a small elite.

Anthropic released Mythos earlier this month to a limited set of enterprise customers only, explaining that if released publicly, cybercriminals could weaponize it. However, according to the article, critics see these concerns as exaggerated, and note that the AI industry as a whole has long used exaggerated risk narratives and fear-based messaging, with Altman being no exception.