China must develop its own equivalent to Anthropic’s Mythos model to counter the cybersecurity risks posed by the Artificial Intelligence era, according to 360 Security Technology founder Zhou Hongyi, who likened the powerful US technology to a “cyber nuclear weapon”.Released in April with the ability to autonomously identify software vulnerabilities, Mythos has accelerated vulnerability discovery a hundredfold while slashing costs – a “terrifying change” that had effectively “democratised” cyberattacks, Zhou said at a cybersecurity conference in Beijing on Wednesday.The US had been “astute” in creating the Project Glasswing alliance, under which Anthropic in April granted more than 40 organisations access to Mythos-preview" class="entity-link entity-topic" data-entity-id="152577" data-entity-type="topic">Mythos Preview to strengthen their cyber defences, Zhou said.
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China’s cybersecurity industry needs its own Mythos model, 360 founder warns
Zhou Hongyi, founder of 360 Security Technology, warned at a Beijing cybersecurity conference that China needs to develop its own AI model similar to Anthropic's Mythos. He described Mythos, released in April, as a "cyber nuclear weapon" capable of autonomously identifying software vulnerabilities at an accelerated rate and reduced cost.
Xinmei ShenSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-25 · 13:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Zhou Hongyi, founder of 360 Security Technology, warned at a Beijing cybersecurity conference that China needs to develop its own AI model similar to Anthropic's Mythos. He described Mythos, released in April, as a "cyber nuclear weapon" capable of autonomously identifying software vulnerabilities at an accelerated rate and reduced cost. Zhou stated this advancement has "democratized" cyberattacks. He also noted the US's "astute" approach with Project Glasswing, which provided over 40 organizations access to Mythos Preview to enhance their cyber defenses. Zhou believes China must create a comparable AI model to address the cybersecurity risks of the AI era.
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Mythos is akin to a 'cyber nuclear weapon'.
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Mythos has effectively democratized cyberattacks.
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China needs to develop its own AI model equivalent to Anthropic's Mythos to counter cybersecurity risks.
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The US created Project Glasswing alliance to grant access to Mythos Preview for cyber defense.
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Anthropic's Mythos model can autonomously identify software vulnerabilities, accelerating discovery a hundredfold and slashing costs.
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