Anthropic launches $35M fund for open-source cyber defense

Anthropic is putting serious money behind the idea that AI should be used to defend software, not just write it. The company has unveiled Project Glasswing, a collaborative cybersecurity initiative backed by a fund targeting open-source security projects, alongside pledges of up to $100 million in model usage credits and $4 million in direct donations to open-source security organizations. The initiative brings together a consortium that reads like a tech industry all-star roster: AWS, Apple, Google, and Microsoft are all participating. At the center of the effort sits Anthropic’s unreleased Claude Mythos Preview model, which has already been put to work scanning codebases for vulnerabilities. What Project Glasswing actually does Claude Mythos Preview has already identified over 10,000 high and critical vulnerabilities, including longstanding flaws buried in established software products. The financial commitments break down across several channels. Anthropic is providing up to $100 million in model usage credits so that security researchers and organizations can run their own vulnerability scans using Claude Mythos Preview. On the direct funding side, the company has allocated $2....