BoE's Bailey sees major cybersecurity risks in new Anthropic model

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey speaks to Reuters in an interview after the central bank publishes its latest report on financial‑sector risks, including the impact of the Iran war, in London, Britain, April 1, 2026. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

April 14 (Reuters) - ⁠Central banks and financial regulators must quickly understand the implications of a new artificial intelligence model that could pose ⁠major cybersecurity dangers, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Tuesday.

"It would be reasonable to think ‌that the events in the Gulf are the most recent challenge to us in this world, until, I think it was last Friday, you wake up to find that Anthropic may have found a way to crack the whole cyber risk world open," Bailey said at an event at Columbia University in ​New York.