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Sam Altman throws shade at Anthropic’s cyber model, Mythos: ‘fear-based marketing’

Sam Altman criticizes Anthropic's cybersecurity model Mythos as relying on fear-based marketing.

Sam Altman throws shade at Anthropic’s cyber model, Mythos: ‘fear-based marketing’
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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.

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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.'
— Sam Altman
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.
— Sam Altman

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