New Delhi, April 24 -- Telecom operators Bharti Airtel Ltd and Vodafone Idea Ltd are evaluating the risks posed by Anthropic's Claude Mythos, an AI model that identifies cybersecurity vulnerabilities in operating systems.

"We are talking to suppliers (to understand the vulnerabilities) because we don't do this, the software is owned by them," Randeep Sekhon, chief technology officer (CTO) at Bharti Airtel, told reporters on the sidelines of an industry event by the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) on Friday.

Sekhon's comments assume significance as Anthropic has said its latest model, Claude Mythos-currently available to a limited set of companies-can identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities in their digital infrastructure....