Anthropic is finding bugs faster than Microsoft can fix them
Summary
Microsoft is using an AI model named Mythos, developed by Anthropic, to find security weaknesses in its software. Mythos has discovered bugs faster than Microsoft can fix them, creating a challenge to secure their systems before hackers or hostile countries do.Key Facts
- Mythos is an AI tool created by Anthropic to detect security bugs in software.
- Microsoft is using Mythos to scan its SharePoint software and found over 230 serious bugs in just one month.
- Microsoft engineers are working urgently to fix the most critical bugs before June 1, when other groups might also get access to similar AI tools.
- Mythos finds bugs at a faster rate than Microsoft can patch them.
- The Five Eyes intelligence alliance warned that the chance to fix bugs before adversaries exploit AI tools will close soon.
- Microsoft focuses first on fixing bugs classified as critical or important, leaving some lower-severity bugs for later.
- Lower-severity bugs could still be combined in ways that allow hackers to launch significant attacks.
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