# Anthropic said it limited the release of its newest model, dubbed Mythos.

*genai · news · 2026-04-09 · TechCrunch*

## Key points

- Anthropic is restricting Mythos access due to its advanced ability to find software vulnerabilities.
- Mythos will be shared only with select large enterprises managing critical infrastructure, not the public.
- Aisle claims smaller, open-weight models can replicate much of Mythos's cybersecurity capabilities.
- Frontier labs are limiting model releases to block competitors from using distillation to copy their models.
- Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI are collaborating to identify and block model distillation attempts.

**Companies:** Amazon Web Services, JPMorgan Chase, OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Irregular, Aisle, exe.dev
**Countries:** United States, China

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