TechCrunch AI reporting · 16h ago · 1/5
Sam Altman throws shade at Anthropic’s cyber model, Mythos: ‘fear-based marketing’ ↗
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made critical comments about Anthropic's new cybersecurity model, Mythos, during a podcast appearance this week. Altman alleged the company was using fear-based messaging to exaggerate the product's capabilities. The criticism reflects ongoing competitive tensions between the two AI leaders.
It is clearly incredible marketing to say, 'We have built a bomb, we are about to drop it on your head. We will sell you a bomb shelter for $100 million.'
There are people in the world who, for a long time, have wanted to keep AI in the hands of a smaller group of people.