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AI Hackers Will Soon Have a Superweapon

The newest large-language models could compromise governments and Fortune 500 companies if released.
AI Hackers Will Soon Have a Superweapon
A smartphone displaying the logo of the U.S. artificial intelligence safety and research company Anthropic, in Mulhouse, France, on April 21, 2026. Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images
Anders Corr
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Anthropic’s latest model, called Mythos Preview, was not released to the public due to its demonstrated ability to supercharge offensive hacking.

Anders Corr
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor’s/master’s in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea” (2018).
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