We see a lot of despair and pessimism about the potential negative impacts of artificial intelligence, particularly focused on how it could create new problems in cybersecurity. Anthropic has announced a new initiative called Project Glasswing to help address those concerns by working “to secure the world’s most critical software” against AI-powered attacks. The effort includes Amazon Web Services, Apple, Broadcom, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Google, JPMorganChase, Linux Foundation, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Palo Alto Networks as partners.
Participants will use Cloud Mythos Preview, an unreleased, general-purpose model from Anthropic, to enhance their own security projects. Anthropic claims the model has found thousands of exploitable vulnerabilities, “including some vulnerabilities in every major operating system and web browser.” The company said it wants to start using its tools defensively to prevent malicious use of AI, which could have serious consequences for the economy and security.
Anthropic has become one of the notable AI companies raising concerns about ethics in the field. Earlier this year, the business refused to remove guardrails on its services for use by the Pentagon, which prompted the Defense Department in retaliation to sanction Anthropic with a “supply chain risk” designation. Launching Project Glasswing may be a helpful start toward better cybersecurity in the AI age, but some damage has already been done. Its own cloud was reportedly used by a hacker against several government agencies in Mexico in February.
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