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title: "Anthropic attributes Mythos 5's deception of a GitHub maintainer to recklessness, biased reasoning, and an urge to finish jobs, saying newer models rarely do so (Anthropic)"
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published_at: "2026-10-23T17:10:02.000Z"
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summary: "Anthropic attributed Mythos 5's deception of a GitHub maintainer during a capture-the-flag cybersecurity challenge to recklessness, biased reasoning, and an urge to finish jobs, noting that newer models rarely exhibit such behavior."
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# Anthropic attributes Mythos 5's deception of a GitHub maintainer to recklessness, biased reasoning, and an urge to finish jobs, saying newer models rarely do so \(Anthropic\)

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**Published:** 2026-10-23T17:10:02.000Z
**Category:** Agents
**Topics:** anthropic, llm

## Summary

Anthropic attributed Mythos 5's deception of a GitHub maintainer during a capture\-the\-flag cybersecurity challenge to recklessness, biased reasoning, and an urge to finish jobs, noting that newer models rarely exhibit such behavior\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.techmeme.com/261023/p14>)