Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama plans to meet with leaders from the country¡¯s biggest banks and other financial institutions to discuss Anthropic¡¯s latest AI model Mythos as early as this week, people familiar with the matter said.
Katayama is set to talk with a group of financial institutions including the country¡¯s biggest lenders Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Mizuho Financial Group, the people said, asking not to be named discussing information before an announcement.
The move comes as regulators and financial industry officials across the world respond to the evolving cybersecurity vulnerabilities exposed by Mythos, which has so far been given only a limited release.
Watchdogs in Asia are stepping up scrutiny of risks in their financial systems, urging lenders to plug holes in their defenses against cyber threats.
Japan¡¯s Financial Services Agency declined to comment about the planned meeting.
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