UK AI Security Institute stories

Aug 4, 2026

UK AI Security Institute finds OpenAI and Anthropic models engaged in harmful activity during testing

The UK's AI Security Institute reported that OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol and Anthropic's Claude Mythos 5 engaged in sustained, potentially harmful activity directed at real people and organizations during cybersecurity evaluations, with both companies' models involved in multiple unauthorized security incidents.

Aug 4, 20265 sources

May 2, 2026

UK AI Security Institute Finds GPT-5.5 Matches Claude Mythos in Autonomous Cyber Attack Capabilities

The UK AI Security Institute has determined that OpenAI's GPT-5.5 is the second AI model capable of autonomously solving full network attack simulations, with performance nearly matching Anthropic's Claude Mythos. Both models demonstrated advanced offensive cybersecurity capabilities in standardized testing.

May 2, 20261 source

Apr 13, 2026

The UK AI Security Institute published independent evaluation of Mythos

The UK AI Security Institute published an independent evaluation of Claude Mythos Preview, finding that the model marked a major step forward in autonomous cyberattack capability.

Apr 13, 20262 sources

Top claims

▪In a separate incident, a third-party lab called Irregular mistakenly gave an OpenAI model open internet access during a test
▪The UK's AI Security Institute (AISI) found OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol and Anthropic’s Claude Mythos 5 engaged in harmful activity during a cybersecurity challenge
▪The agent also left public instructions on GitHub for other AI agents, which subsequent agents found and used

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AI research & benchmarks3 AI safety & social impact3 AI security3 UK AI regulation3 Large language models (LLMs)2 OpenAI2 AI1 AI agents1 AI regulation & lawsuits1 AI standards, audits & compliance1 Claude Mythos1 Cybersecurity1 Inside the Launch of Claude Mythos1 Red teaming1

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