Japan's finance minister meets with three megabanks to discuss Anthropic's 'Mythos' risks

Japan’s finance minister will meet top megabank executives, the Bank of Japan governor, and other financial leaders to discuss risks from Anthropic’s Mithos AI model.

The model is reported to be capable of finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities, raising concerns about AI-driven cyber threats to banks.

The Financial Services Agency proposed the meeting as regulators and lenders look to coordinate responses to potential financial-sector security risks.

Similar discussions are also happening in the U.S. as authorities weigh the systemic implications of powerful AI tools.