Anthropic is investigating a claim that a small group of people gained access to its Claude Mythos model - the cyber-security tool which the AI firm says is too powerful to release to the public. We're investigating a report claiming unauthorized access to Claude Mythos Preview through one of our third-party vendor environments, the company said in a statement. It was in response to a Bloomberg report that users in a private forum managed to access the model without the normal permissions. There is deep unease about Mythos' capabilities - though the UK's top cyber official has said advanced AI tools could be a net positive if the technology was secured from misuse. There is currently no suggestion that malicious actors have managed to get hold of the model, and Anthropic says it does not have evidence its systems are affected.

For a commander on the battlefield, a split second of decision advantage can determine the difference between victory and defeat. In every battlespace, AI is critical to enabling action at the speed of kinetic and non-kinetic conflict. It is already being successfully applied to rapid data processing, target recognition, combat simulation, countering drones and strategic decision-making for defense missions. And looking across current conflict zones and hot spots, we need its benefits faster than ever before, in environments from urban terrain to cyber, sea and space. Contrary to well-intentioned, but misguided, arguments raised in a recent The New York Times op-ed, "The Rush to A.I. Threatens National Security," accelerating the military's responsible use of AI is not a threat – it's an imperative.

Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York last week. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the world is on the cusp of an artificial intelligence revolution that could launch nations into prosperous times or lead to all-out destruction fueled by devastating high-tech wars. "The AI revolution is progressing at lightning speed," Netanyahu said during his U.N. General Assembly speech last week. "It took centuries for humanity to adapt to the agricultural revolution. It took decades to adapt to the industrial revolution. We may have but a few years to adapt to the AI revolution."

In his new book The Last War: How AI Will Shape India's Final Showdown With China, Pravin Sawhney, the editor of FORCE magazine, disquietingly forebodes a grim scenario for 2024: "If India and China were to fight a war in the near future, India faces the prospect of losing the war within 10 days. China could take Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh with a minimum loss of life, and there is very little that India could do about it." Is it the imagination of a defence analyst running wild? Far from it -- such scenarios have been predicted by other analysts too. A US military blog, Mad Scientist, which looks at the future of warfare, visualised a similar scenario for 2035 in February 2020, wherein China, in collusion with Pakistan, defeats India in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

Late last month, Australia's leading scientists, researchers and businesspeople came together for the inaugural Australian Defence Science, Technology and Research Summit (ADSTAR), hosted by the Defence Department's Science and Technology Group. In a demonstration of Australia's commitment to partnerships that would make our non-allied adversaries flinch, Chief Defence Scientist Tanya Monro was joined by representatives from each of the Five Eyes partners, as well as Japan, Singapore and South Korea. Two streams focusing on artificial intelligence were dedicated to research and applications in the defence context. A friend who works in cybersecurity asked me this. In the world of information security, social engineering is the game of manipulating people into divulging information that can be used in a cyberattack or scam.

Abstract--"Unless and until our society recognizes cyber Hatred, violence, and hostility in modern world can take several form [4],[5],[6],[2], one of which is cyber bullying using modern day technology medium. While the era of internet had brought in tremendous innovation and improvements to our daily activities and overall way of life, it had also opened floodgates for cyber bullying. The impact of social media like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, etc. on daily basis cannot be over emphasize as they had greatly influence modern way of communication As useful as social media is, it is a medium for promoting hatred, harassment, racism, etc. which is currently affecting millions of people across the globe. Statistical record from 2019 Cyber bullying Data shows that 95% of teens in the U.S. are online, and the vast majority has access to internet on their mobile device, makes social media platform the most common medium for cyber bullying [11].

The destruction of mankind by swarms of intelligent robots is a film trope long held dear by Hollywood producers and directors. Whether it's the Terminator, or Ultron or the computer in WarGames, ever since the introduction of the first computer, we've been worrying about ways in which such technology could destroy us. Thankfully, visions of an invading army of kill-bot is well wide of the mark, at least within the bounds of foreseeable technology, but the fact is artificial intelligence (AI) is already being used for nefarious purposes, and the world's biggest nations are falling behind in their attempts to keep ahead of the threat. That is certainly the conclusion made by the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, which reported recently to both the US Congress and President Joe Biden that: "America is not prepared to defend or compete in the AI era. This is the tough reality we must face. And it is this reality that demands comprehensive, whole-of-nation action."

A soldier wears virtual reality glasses. Illustration created by NIWC Pacific. AFA: Beyond throwing around "artificial intelligence" as a buzzword during briefings, the Air Force needs to communicate more clearly within own its ranks and to industry about what it wants in AI capabilities, a top Air Force intelligence officer said. "I'm in the Pentagon, so I see a lot of PowerPoint presentations, and I see a lot of slides saying'we're going to use some AI'" to solve a problem, Lt. Gen. Mary O'Brien said. "But we need to be more precise. Sometimes we say we want AI, but what we describe to industry is an automation tool, or a visualization tool, or [some technology] without training data."

The last 12 months have seen many carefully laid technology plans blown off course, driving IT investments in unforeseen directions. COVID-19 has had a major impact on IT investment decisions. Its distorting effect has seen investment in some areas accelerate massively, while other plans have by necessity fallen by the wayside. So with recovery in sight, where do we go from here? What should enterprise IT plans look like, and how confident should CIOs feel about implementing them?

Alongside the rapid development of artificial intelligence, we've seen a proliferation of AI "principles," or guidelines for how AI should be built and used. Governments, companies, advocacy groups, and multi-stakeholder initiatives have all advanced perspectives. This project emerged from our curiosity about these principles. Were they wildly divergent, or was there enough commonality to suggest the emergence of sectoral norms? Some were framed as ethical in nature; others drew from human rights law.