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AnthropicSafetyResearchAnthropic Raises Misalignment Risk and Shelves Internal Model 2
August 15, 20264 min read
Anthropic’s August 2026 risk report raised its catastrophic-misalignment rating from very low to low and disclosed it has shelved an unreleased internal frontier model called Model 2 that was more capable than Mythos 5.
Why it matters
The move signals increasing caution at one of the leading labs even as commercial pressure and IPO preparations intensify.