Anthropic launches free AI security scans for open-source

Anthropic has launched OSS Scanner, a free service that uses its strongest AI models, including Mythos, to perform periodic security scans on opt-in open-source projects. The system generates vulnerability reports automatically without human review, aiming to provide faster and more frequent detection than traditional methods. While this approach offers significant defensive advantages by leveraging large-scale model capabilities, it carries the risk of incorrect or invalid reports due to the lack of human triage. This initiative follows recent incidents where AI-generated bug reports overwhelmed maintainers in major projects like Linux.