Bank of America assigns 4,000 staff to fix flaws found by AI
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According to an October 15, 2026 report by The Decoder, Bank of America has committed large-scale manpower to fix software vulnerabilities discovered in AI models such as Anthropic's Mythos. The report specifies that starting in the second quarter, the bank organized about 4,000 people to jointly advance the work, including 3,000 internal employees and 1,000 contractors hired externally for the project. This workforce is collectively responsible for handling vulnerabilities found in software by AI models, including Anthropic's Mythos. The report does not mention specific progress on the remediation, the number of vulnerabilities involved, or an expected completion time, and there is no follow-up information on the event so far.
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- The DecoderBank of America puts 4,000 people on fixing vulnerabilities uncovered by Anthropic's Mythos and other AI models
Bank of America hired 1,000 external contractors who, together with 3,000 internal employees, have worked since the second quarter to fix software vulnerabilities uncovered by AI models including Anthropic's Mythos.
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