Japan to set up task force on cyberattack risks from Anthropic’s Mythos AI

Japan will set up a task force to discuss cybersecurity risks in the financial sector posed by Anthropic’s Mythos artificial intelligence model, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on April 24, as concerns over security threats from the recently released model spread across the world.

Swift preparations are necessary as the impact of cyberattacks on financial infrastructure could be significant, affecting financial markets and undermining public trust in the financial system, Ms Katayama told reporters after an inaugural meeting on the…