Middle Powers Seek Anthropic Mythos Access to Counter US-China AI Dominance
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 12
Middle Powers Seek Anthropic Mythos Access to Counter US-China AI Dominance
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 12
Summary
Canada, the EU and Japan are seeking access to Anthropic’s Mythos model after its April release jolted governments into treating advanced AI as a strategic vulnerability.
Mythos raised fears that powerful models could be used to attack financial systems, pushing middle powers to secure capabilities rather than rely on US or Chinese platforms.
Mark Carney had warned at Davos in January that countries risked being forced to choose between “hegemons and hyper-scalers” unless they built an alternative path on AI.
The scramble shows a broader race by middle powers to avoid being locked out of the next wave of AI development and security infrastructure.
With US-China AI dominance soaring, can other nations forge a 'third way' or just pick their digital overlord?
Can defensive AI win the race against autonomous cyberattacks, or is a global digital collapse now inevitable?
When an AI autonomously attacks critical infrastructure, who is held accountable?
Frontier AI, Restricted Access: Anthropic’s Mythos, Project Glasswing, and the New Geopolitics of Cybersecurity in 2026
Overview
In April 2026, Anthropic introduced Claude Mythos, a powerful AI model with advanced coding, reasoning, and autonomous abilities. Its standout feature is the ability to find security vulnerabilities, having already uncovered thousands of bugs in major systems, including a critical flaw in OpenBSD that went unnoticed for 27 years. This breakthrough drew global attention, with leaders like Canada’s finance minister calling it an 'unknown unknown' and the Bank of England raising concerns about cybercrime risks. The EU also began talks with Anthropic, highlighting the serious international impact and the growing importance of access to such advanced AI.