https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/anthropic-mythos-security-software-updates-573cc9b3?st=toGHBg
“Whether or not Mythos is a hacker superweapon really is immaterial to the conversation,” says Dave Lewis, global advisory chief information-security officer at the password-manager developer 1Password. “If it’s not this model, it’ll be another one in five minutes.”
He forgot to add: machine learning and real-time learning. When will that happen?
Related note from Patch Tuesday, April 2026 Edition – Krebs on Security
Microsoft today pushed software updates to fix a staggering 167 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and related software
“A safe conclusion is that this increase in volume is driven by ever-expanding AI capabilities,” Barnett said. “We should expect to see further increases in vulnerability reporting volume as the impact of AI models extend further, both in terms of capability and availability.”
It is good to see a positive impact of AI on society. Though it makes me wonder what other AI firms are doing in the dark regarding the use of AI to find vulnerabilities…..
He continues to ask: What are governments and powerful agencies like the NSA, for example, doing that they hide behind “benefits for today’s consumers,” etc.?
These are the questions a true, competent security expert who champions privacy would ask.