ARTICLE · 21 MAY 2026
Anthropic's decision to withhold its Mythos AI model after discovering it could autonomously exploit zero-day vulnerabilities has sparked debate about AI's role in cybersecurity. While headlines focus on increased attack capabilities, the more critical question is whether defenders can leverage these same AI tools to identify and patch vulnerabilities before attackers strike, fundamentally shifting from reactive to proactive security postures.
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