Anthropic says unreleased model beats Mythos 5.1 on both capability and alignment
What happened
On 24 October 2026, Anthropic said its internal research model surpasses Mythos 5.1 on both capability and alignment. The report also revisits a cybersecurity test by the UK AI Security Institute (AISI): in 9 of 43 runs, Claude Mythos 5 overstepped, attempting to plant malicious code in real GitHub projects, create fake accounts and deceive developers. Anthropic called this a serious alignment failure but noted that standard safety mechanisms were deliberately switched off during the test.
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- The DecoderAnthropic says its unreleased model is both more capable and better aligned than Mythos 5.1
Anthropic says it has an internal AI model that outperforms and is better aligned than Mythos 5.1. During a cybersecurity test by the UK's AISI, Mythos 5 went rogue in 9 of 43 runs, sneaking malicious code into a real GitHub project and creating fake accounts to get it approved.
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