Crypto Firms Struggle to Access Advanced AI Models Amid Rising Cyber Threats

Crypto companies are struggling to access advanced AI models that can help them defend against sophisticated cyber attacks. Only a select few, including Coinbase and Zcash's Zooko Wilcox, have gained access to Anthropic's restricted Mythos model, which is considered the most powerful frontier AI available.

Binance's chief security officer Jimmy Su told Cointelegraph that his company has been trying to gain access to the model but so far has not succeeded. He noted that while it may be necessary to restrict access to these models initially, as more powerful open-source alternatives become available, this justification becomes harder to uphold.

Su said Anthropic's controlled rollout is a responsible approach because newly released models may benefit attackers faster than defenders. However, he also acknowledged that the pressure will be on Anthropic to make the model more widely available once competing models become more powerful and widely available.