AI Surpasses Quantum Threats, Raises Questions About Bitcoin Security

A recent breakthrough in cryptographic research has raised questions about Bitcoin's security in the face of potential threats from both quantum computers and advanced AI systems.

Anthropic, a company focused on developing artificial intelligence models, has reported that its Claude Mythos Preview model has discovered novel attacks against weakened versions of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and HAWK, a post-quantum cryptographic signature scheme.

The AI-generated attack made breaking the weakened algorithm between 200 and 1,000 times faster, demonstrating the potential for advanced large language models to break underlying mathematics before quantum computers pose a threat.

Claude Mythos's discovery has sparked discussions about whether or not AI could actually threaten post-quantum encryption before quantum computers crack today's Bitcoin signatures.