Don't be fooled by this summer's AI hype: the truth about Claude Mythos and OpenAI Astra
Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype
What happened
AI hype surged this summer: Anthropic said Claude Mythos found vulnerabilities better than most security experts, OpenAI and Hugging Face were involved in a hacking incident, and both sides claimed mathematical breakthroughs. But expert review found that the hacking incident exposed security lapses at OpenAI, while OpenAI's Astra math result was not novel and even drew plagiarism allegations.
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