Canadian Godfather of AI Yoshua Bengio says that the biggest problem with Anthropic not releasing Mythos - The Times of India

Canadian computer scientist Yoshua Bengio has raised concerns about Anthropic's restricted release of its Claude Mythos AI model. In comments reported by The Times of India, Bengio stated that the 'biggest problem' with the non-release is that the company 'gets to' decide who has access, creating a concentration of power.

Bengio cautioned that this controlled access could skew the development of AI technology. He also warned about dangers associated with open-source AI models, creating a position that critiques both highly restricted corporate releases and fully open proliferation.

The comments come amid ongoing debates about AI governance and access. The White House has previously been reported to be preparing deployment of a modified version of Anthropic's Mythos model for defensive security work in federal agencies, despite an existing executive order restricting such deployments.