Bank of America deploys 4,000 people to fix software flaws found by AI
What happened
On 15 October 2026, The Decoder reported that Bank of America is putting 4,000 people to work fixing software vulnerabilities found by AI models such as Anthropic Mythos. According to the report, the team consists of 1,000 external contractors and 3,000 internal employees, and CEO Brian Moynihan said the team has been working since the second quarter. Public information currently covers only this latest report, with no earlier reports available for comparison, so the timeline and progress of the matter follow what that report states: after AI models found the vulnerabilities, Bank of America organised manpower combining internal and external staff to fix them, with the work starting in the second quarter and continuing.
Written by AI from the reports · updated 14 h ago
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- The DecoderBank of America puts 4,000 people on fixing vulnerabilities uncovered by Anthropic's Mythos and other AI models
Bank of America has hired 1,000 outside contractors to fix software vulnerabilities uncovered by AI models like Anthropic's Mythos, CNBC reports.
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