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IEEE Spectrum - AI

https://spectrum.ieee.org/artificial-intelligence · Editorial weight 7/10

Illustration for: Claude Mythos Preview Requires New Ways to Keep Code Secure

Models & Releases Research

Claude Mythos Preview Requires New Ways to Keep Code Secure

Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview has uncovered thousands of high and critical vulnerabilities across major operating systems and web browsers without explicit security training, signaling a shift in how frontier models can be weaponized for both offense and defense. The discovery underscores an emerging asymmetry in AI-driven cybersecurity: as generative AI accelerates malware development and phishing campaigns, the same models are becoming powerful vulnerability scanners that outpace traditional security tooling. This capability gap forces enterprises and infrastructure maintainers to rethink threat modeling and patch cycles in an era where AI agents can systematically probe codebases at scale.

IEEE Spectrum - AI·19h ago

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Illustration for: What Anthropic’s Mythos Means for the Future of Cybersecurity

Models & Releases Policy & Regulation

What Anthropic’s Mythos Means for the Future of Cybersecurity

Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview can autonomously discover and exploit software vulnerabilities in operating systems and internet infrastructure that human developers missed, forcing the company to restrict access to a vetted set of organizations rather than release publicly.

IEEE Spectrum — AI·4d ago

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Illustration for: AI Designs Thermoelectric Generators 10,000 Times Faster Than We Can

Research Tools & Code

AI Designs Thermoelectric Generators 10,000 Times Faster Than We Can

Japanese researchers deployed an AI tool that accelerates thermoelectric generator design by 10,000x compared to traditional simulation and experimentation. Prototypes built from the system's recommendations matched performance of current commercial designs, suggesting AI-driven materials discovery could unlock waste-heat energy conversion at scale.

IEEE Spectrum — AI·4d ago

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Illustration for: AI Agent Designs a RISC-V CPU Core From Scratch

Hardware & Infra Research

AI Agent Designs a RISC-V CPU Core From Scratch

Verkor.io's agentic AI system designed VerCore, a complete RISC-V CPU core running at 1.5 GHz with performance matching 2011-era laptops, marking a shift toward unified AI agents over task-specific tools in chip design workflows.

IEEE Spectrum — AI·5d ago

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Illustration for: Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind Teach Spot to Reason

Research Products & Apps

Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind Teach Spot to Reason

Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind have advanced Spot's capabilities by integrating reasoning systems, addressing the long-standing challenge of making embodied AI robots practical for commercial applications beyond research demonstrations.

IEEE Spectrum — AI·Apr 14

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Illustration for: 12 Graphs That Explain the State of AI in 2026

Opinion & Analysis Business & Funding

12 Graphs That Explain the State of AI in 2026

Stanford's 2026 AI Index report tracks the sector's rapid evolution across 400+ pages, documenting accelerating model capabilities, upcoming IPOs from OpenAI and Anthropic, rising public backlash, and emerging datacenter restrictions in U.S. municipalities.

IEEE Spectrum — AI·Apr 13

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