most powerful models are becoming too risky to ship openly because of cybersecurity risks
cybersecurity startup funding grew 47% in 2025:
2024 - $9.5b
2025 - $14b (+47%)
2026 - $4.6b (Q1, 2x 2025)
and new niches are forming fast: ai agent security — $414m (one of the fastest-growing categories)
ai is finding and exploiting vulnerabilities in seconds. breakout time is down to 27 seconds. and the gap is growing.
build in cybersecurity.
Big update: OpenAI developed it's own ChatGPT-"Mythos" and will also not roll it out publicly, via Axios
— Chubby♨️ (@kimmonismus) April 9, 2026
OpenAI is planning a limited, staggered rollout of a new model with advanced cybersecurity capabilities, mirroring Anthropic's restricted release of its Mythos Preview to a… pic.twitter.com/JJQfzuE7HJ
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