AXIOS (Jim VandeHei) - Anthropic's newest AI model could wreak havoc. Most in power aren't ready
Anthropic has begun a tightly controlled release of Mythos , the first AI model that officials believe is capable of bringing down a Fortune 100 company, crippling swaths of the internet or penetrating vital national defense systems. Why it matters: This is the scary phase of AI — a model deemed so powerful that its full release into the wild could unleash untold catastrophe . So only carefully vetted companies and organizations, about 40 so far, are getting access. Based on our conversations with government and private-sector officials briefed on Mythos, this isn't hyperbole . It's reality. - Some inside the government fear that most top leaders are oblivious to the sudden danger from terrorists or hostile powers. - "D.C. governs by…