# The power grid works better than it probably should given that it was built over the last hundred years without a central blueprint.

*genai · news · 2026-04-28 · Forbes*

## Key points

- Anthropic's Mythos AI can autonomously detect hidden software vulnerabilities across legacy power grid systems.
- Volt Typhoon, a China-linked group, remained undetected in a Massachusetts electric utility for ten months in 2024.
- Project Glasswing grants about 50 organizations access to Mythos to identify and patch critical vulnerabilities.
- CISA warned in April 2026 that hackers exploiting SCADA systems have already caused operational and financial losses.
- Applying Mythos at grid scale is complicated by fragmented utility ownership and complex governance structures.

**Countries:** United States, China, Canada

[Read the full story on Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/annademeo/2026/04/28/mythos-is-the-ai-the-grid-should-fear-and-the-one-it-needs/)

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