US Move on Anthropic Mythos Model Creates Risks for Australia’s Financial System, Warns APRA
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 24 June 2026
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- 25 June 2026, 02:00 am
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The Trump administration’s restriction of access to Anthropic models creates a “sovereign access risk” for the country’s big banks, says the banking regulator.
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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) warns that US-led restrictions on frontier AI models, specifically Anthropic's 'Mythos', create a 'sovereign access risk' for Australia's critical financial infrastructure. This shift highlights how dependencies on foreign frontier AI capabilities can undermine domestic stability and cybersecurity resilience during a 'dangerous period' of the AI revolution. The regulator advocates for cross-industry sharing of sophisticated AI-powered security tools to mitigate the catastrophic potential of concentrated cyber threats. These developments signal a critical intersection between global AI governance, geostrategic model access, and the protection of systemic financial stability against AI-driven harms.
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CompaniesFinancial ServicesCybersecurityPrint articleJames EyersSenior ReporterJun 24, 2026 – 8.00pmThe banking regulator says the Trump administration’s decision to shut off global access to Anthropic’s most powerful artificial intelligence model has created significant risks for Australia’s major banks, and it wants the biggest lenders to share access to their most sophisticated cybersecurity tools with smaller rivals to ensure broad defences across the economy.In the agency’s second major speech on AI-powered cyber threats in as many weeks, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority executive board member Therese McCarthy Hockey said there was no doubt that Australia was “entering a dangerous period in the AI revolution”.Loading...SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleRead MoreCybersecurityBig fourTrump diplomacyAnthropicRegulationAIAPRABanking productsCommonwealth BankFetching latest articles