Andrew Bailey says US delaying Mythos trial for UK banks
UK banks are still waiting to try out Anthropic's Mythos AI model for cybersecurity, even though concerns were raised weeks ago.
The holdup isn't technical. It's political.
According to Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, the US administration is slowing things down, even though Anthropic agreed to a trial run.
Bailey: Mythos military use needs cooperation
Bailey pointed out that these delays come from debates about whether AI tools like Mythos could be used for military purposes.
He emphasized that cyber risks are interconnected and countries can't tackle them alone: "Spillovers from this sort of cyber risk are so big that we can't just have a single sort of national approach," followed by "Anybody who thought, 'Well, I've dealt with my banks, that's okay,' I'm afraid that won't work, because they're all so heavily interconnected."
With banks more connected than ever, he says global teamwork is the only way forward.