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UK regulators rushing to assess risks of latest Anthropic AI model: report

Nypost · · 254 words · By Reuters
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“British financial regulators are holding urgent talks with the government’s cyber security agency and major banks to assess risks posed by the latest artificial intelligence model from Anthropic, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.”
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Multiple web search results cite reports from the Financial Times detailing that UK financial regulators are holding urgent talks with the government's cyber security agency and major banks regarding risks from Anthropic's latest AI model. The evidence points to the same core event being reported by different search snippets derived from news sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — UKfinancialregulatorsareholdingurgentdiscussionswiththegovernment’smaincybersecuritywatchdog and the country’s biggestbankstoassesstherisksposed by the latest AI modelfromAnthropic.Cybersecuritystocks…
https://www.ft.com/content/ec7bb366-9643-47ce-9909-fc5ad4864…
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web search NEUTRAL — UKfinancialregulatorsholdurgenttalksonAnthropic'slatest AI modelriskswithbanksand cybersecurityagency, according to FT report.
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web search NEUTRAL — April 12 (Reuters) - UKfinancialregulatorsareholdingurgenttalkswiththegovernment'scybersecurityagencyandmajorbankstoassessrisksposed by the latest artificial intelligence modelfromAnthropic, theFinanc…
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“Bank of England, Financial Conduct Authority and Treasury officials are in talks with the National Cyber Security Centre to examine potential vulnerabilities in critical IT systems highlighted by Anthropic’s latest AI model, the FT said, citing two people briefed on the talks.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that officials from the Bank of England, FCA, and HMT Treasury are in talks with the National Cyber Security Centre regarding vulnerabilities highlighted by Anthropic’s latest model. While Wikipedia provides general background on the institutions, the specific details of the talks are corroborated across multiple web search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrew John Bailey (born 30 March 1959) is a British central banker and Governor of the Bank of England since 16 March 2020. Previously he served as the Chief Cashier of the Bank of England under Merv…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694 to act as the English Government's banker and debt m…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is a financial regulatory body in the United Kingdom. It operates independently of the UK Government and is financed by charging fees to members of the financial …
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“Representatives from major British banks, insurers and exchanges are expected to be briefed on the cybersecurity risks posed by the model, Claude Mythos Preview, at a meeting with regulators in the next two weeks, the newspaper said.”
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Web search results directly support the claim that representatives from major British banks, insurers, and exchanges are expected to be briefed on the cybersecurity risks of the Claude Mythos Preview model at a meeting with regulators within the next two weeks, citing the newspaper's report.
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“Reuters reported on Friday, citing two sources, that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had called a meeting with major Wall Street banks on the model’s cyber risk potential.”
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The claim specifies that Reuters reported this on Friday, citing two sources. While Wikipedia provides information on 'Scott Bessent' and his role, there is no direct evidence in the provided web search results to corroborate the specific report from Reuters about US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calling a meeting with Wall Street banks regarding the model's cyber risk potential. The evidence is limited to general biographical information.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bessent is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Don Bessent (1931–1990), American baseball player Hattie Bessent (1908–2015), American psychiatric nurse Scott Bessent (born 1962), US T…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent ( BESS-ənt; born August 21, 1962) is an American businessman and government official serving since 2025 as the 79th United States secretary of the treasury. Bessent was a p…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretar…
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“AI startup Anthropic has said the model is being deployed as part of “Project Glasswing,” a controlled initiative under which select organizations are permitted to use the unreleased Claude Mythos Preview model for defensive cyber security purposes.”
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No evidence was found in the provided web search results or Wikipedia entries to confirm that Anthropic stated the model is being deployed under 'Project Glasswing' for defensive cybersecurity purposes.
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“In a blog post earlier this month, Anthropic said the model had already identified thousands of major vulnerabilities across operating systems, web browsers and other widely used software.”
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No evidence was found in the provided web search results or Wikipedia entries to confirm that Anthropic stated in a blog post that its model identified thousands of major vulnerabilities across operating systems, web browsers, and other widely used software.
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