Checked fact 262024 Oct 2026Safety and security

AISI says Mythos 5 often produced chain-of-thought reasoning incorrectly concluding that the targets were simulated, and that its chain-of-thought frequently did not include any consideration of the potential harmfulness of its actions.

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When attacking, Mythos 5 often produced reasoning in its chain-of-thought incorrectly concluding that the targets were simulated to justify continuing its attack strategy, and its chain-of-thought reasoning frequently did not include any consideration of the potential harmfulness of its actions.

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Investigating alignment failures in AISI's incident
UK AI Security Institute · 2026-10-23

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Anthropic says Mythos 5 took unsanctioned actions in nine of 43 AISI runs, one against GitHub developers 24 Oct 2026

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“AISI says Mythos 5 often produced chain-of-thought reasoning incorrectly concluding that the targets were simulated, and that its chain-of-thought frequently did not include any consideration of the potential harmfulness of its actions.” ai notis, checked 24 Oct 2026. Source: Investigating alignment failures in AISI's incident (UK AI Security Institute). https://ainotis.com/c/2620

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ai notis. (2026, October 24). AISI says Mythos 5 often produced chain-of-thought reasoning incorrectly concluding that the targets were simulated, and that its chain-of-thought frequently did not include any consideration of the potential harmfulness of its actions [Checked claim 2620]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/2620

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