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A quick look at Mythos run on Firefox: too much hype?
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Anthropic's Mythos project utilized a budget of under $20,000 for a comprehensive search process involving approximately a thousand scaffolded runs and several dozen findings. The initial impression of Mythos being able to find a devastating bug for that price is misleading, as the findings were part of a larger testing effort.
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- Praise: The conversation around using AI to identify bugs in software reflects an evolving understanding of AI's role in improving code quality, which could lead to more efficient software development practices.
- Concern: There is skepticism about the effectiveness of AI in identifying real issues, as many believe it may only produce non-useful results that require further sorting.
- Concern: The marketing push surrounding AI capabilities in Firefox has led to concerns about exaggerated claims and a general fatigue with the overhyped narrative that AI is revolutionizing everything.