This Week's Top Five Stories in AI
Why is Anthropic Not Releasing Claude Mythos to the Public?
If the potential for AI misuse was already creating industry shockwaves, Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview has kicked that pandora's box open, revealing thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities in every major operating system.
It did not take long for the industry to understand the security implications that followed. If AI systems like this proliferates, bad actors can mount numerous sophisticated attacks.
To address this issue, Anthropic has pulled back the curtain on Project Glasswing – an ambitious and urgent effort to secure critical software.
Major players including AWS, Apple, Broadcom, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Google, JPMorgan Chase, the Linux Foundation, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Palo Alto Networks are part of this coalition.
"Glasswing is built around Claude Mythos Preview, our new limited-release frontier model, which has so far found thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities – including some that survived decades of human review – spanning every major operating system and browser," notes Daniela Amodei, President at Anthropic, on LinkedIn.
Why Iran is Threatening OpenAI's Stargate Project
War in the Middle East is having unfortunate consequences for AI giants, with infrastructure emerging as a new pressure point.
Now, OpenAI’s US$30bn AI data centre in the UAE – which is currently under development – has been singled out by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in a video threatening "complete and utter annihilation".
It comes as US President Donald Trump issues an ultimatum to Iran surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, stating that military strikes will target civilian infrastructure – including power-generation facilities and bridges – unless the crucial shipping lane is reopened.
In a video released by IRGC, a spokesperson warned that: "Should the USA proceed with its threats concerning Iran’s power plant facilities the following retaliatory measures shall be promptly enacted.
“All power plants, energy infrastructure and information and communications technology of the Zionist regime and all similar companies within the region that have American shareholders shall face complete and utter annihilation.”
OpenAI’s Vision: Four-Day Week, Robot Taxes & Wealth Fund
“The promise of advanced AI is that it can benefit everyone by translating abundant intelligence into extraordinary progress,” says OpenAI in its Industrial Policy for the Intelligence Age report.
AI has fundamentally changed how enterprises operate, with the technology rapidly cutting down the time taken to complete complicated tasks.
As the movement is now shifting towards superintelligence – systems that can completely outperform even the smartest humans who are assisted by AI – the fear of people being made redundant is harder to ignore.
This economic disruption and concerns of misuse fuelled by this development is why OpenAI says that this transition to superintelligence needs an ambitious industrial policy.
“One that reflects the ability of democratic societies to act collectively, at scale, to shape their economic future so that superintelligence benefits everyone.”
AI-Centric Data Centres Drive Profitable Period for Samsung
The semiconductor industry has entered a new epoch, with Samsung Electronics releasing first-quarter earnings guidance that projects an operating profit of ₩57.2tn (US$38bn) – exceeding market expectations.
Its projection places the company in a position where profit in these three months alone surpasses its entire operating profit for the 2025 fiscal year, which stood at ₩5743.6tn.
The performance reflects a wider change in computing and infrastructure, with AI reshaping demand across the sector.
Samsung's profit growth has been driven primarily by the shift from general-purpose computing to AI-centric data centres.
High-bandwidth memory (HBM) is playing a central role, moving from niche luxury to strategic asset.
How IBM's AI Will Power Fan Experience at the 90th Masters
As the world’s elite golfers prepare to descend upon Augusta National for the 90th Masters Tournament, long-standing partner IBM has announced a suite of new AI-powered digital features designed to transform the fan experience.
Marking three decades of collaboration, the latest update introduces agentic AI capabilities through the IBM watsonx platform, allowing fans to interact with the tournament’s history and live data in unprecedented ways.
Jonathan Adashek, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications at IBM, comments: "The Masters Tournament and IBM have continually raised the bar on unique digital experiences that blend cutting-edge technology with the timelessness of Augusta National Golf Club."
The headline addition for 2026 is the Masters Vault Search. This tool transforms over 50 years of final-round broadcast archives into an interactive, searchable library.
Using IBM’s Granite small language models (SLM) and the watsonx Orchestrate platform, fans can use natural language prompts to find specific moments – such as legendary putts or specific player highlights – without scrolling through hours of footage.
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Daniela Amodei
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