Poem Anticipates AI Code-Breaking Threat
A poem from Norman O. Mustill's 1967 collage, published in 2018 by Cold Turkey Press, eerily foreshadows a New York Times report from April 7, 2026, about Anthropic's new AI model capable of cracking major operating systems and browsers. The poem, referencing W.H. Auden's 'In Memory of W.B. Yeats,' appears in the collections 'All That Would Ever After Not Be Said' (2021) and 'Your Obituary Is Waiting' (2020).
Key facts
- W.H. Auden's poem 'In Memory of W.B. Yeats' is quoted.
- Norman O. Mustill created a collage in 1967.
- The poem facing the collage was first published in 2018 by Cold Turkey Press.
- A New York Times report dated April 7, 2026, states Anthropic built an AI model capable of cracking critical software programs.
- The poem appears in 'All That Would Ever After Not Be Said' (2021).
- The poem also appears in 'Your Obituary Is Waiting' (2020).
- Anthropic is an artificial intelligence company.
- The AI model targets every major operating system and browser.
Entities
Artists
- W.H. Auden
- W.B. Yeats
- Norman O. Mustill
Institutions
- Cold Turkey Press
- The New York Times
- Anthropic