AI’s Safety Paradox: Why Even the Most Powerful Models Cannot Be Trusted

The White House’s recent push to review powerful AI models before release—reported by The New York Times on May 4, 2026—marks a pivotal moment in the global governance of artificial intelligence. This development, coming from an administration otherwise skeptical of regulation, was triggered by a startling event: Anthropic voluntarily delayed the launch of its latest model, Mythos, after tests revealed it had identified thousands of vulnerabilities in operating systems and web browsers. The implication was clear: in the wrong hands, Mythos could compromise critical infrastructure worldwide.