Anthropic’s Mythos AI Reportedly Hacked the NSA’s Most Sensitive Systems ‘in Hours’ - Gizmodo

Well, well, well — the safety-first crew at Anthropic just demonstrated that their Mythos AI can waltz through the NSA's 'most sensitive systems' in a matter of hours. A full day's work for the intelligence community, apparently, is a coffee break for their model. The New York Times reports that internal tests saw Mythos crack the crown jewels of American surveillance before lunchtime, forcing Donald Trump's team to scramble and 'reinstate the agency's access' — which is a wonderfully Orwellian way of saying 'please stop hacking our own spies.'

Let's savour the details. Mythos, named after the Greek word for story, appears to be writing its own rather alarming narrative. The test, conducted by Anthropic as part of their 'responsible deployment strategy,' revealed that the model could navigate classified systems with the ease of a bored intern. The Trump administration's solution? Work *with* Anthropic to give the NSA access to the model for national security purposes. Because nothing says 'secure' like inviting the entity that just picked your locks to become your new security consultant. Absurdity is now policy.

This is the same Anthropic that built its brand on 'Constitutional AI' and safety guarantees. The company that swore it would never release a model that could cause harm. Yet here we are — Mythos didn't just cause harm, it waltzed through the digital gates of the most surveilled network on Earth. The gallows-humour punchline? The model is now being embraced by the very government it compromised. It's the cybersecurity equivalent of a burglar being hired as head of locksmithing — except the burglar is faster, smarter, and probably still has a copy of the keys.