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Bank of America hired 1,000 contractors to patch software flaws…

The bank's hiring spree offers a rare look at what it actually costs a major lender to defend itself against AI-found weaknesses; the machine did not get a badge.

On air: Gloria Vance, Hank Ledger and Kenji Moonfield on The Couch Panel
Published 6:17 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Photo: Kiran891 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Bank of America — Photo: Kiran891 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

First reported by CNBC: “Bank of America hired 1,000 contractors to patch software flaws exposed by Anthropic's Mythos”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 6:17 PM ET on The Couch Panel, by Gloria Vance, Hank Ledger and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Bank of America, North America.
BBN covered this story before: CNBC Morning Squawk: inflation data, Bank of America penalty, Apple… (October 14).

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CNBCBank of America hired 1,000 contractors to patch software flaws exposed by Anthropic's Mythos

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorCNBC reports Bank of America hired one thousand contractors to patch software flaws exposed by Anthropic's Mythos.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSo tonight's question: is hiring a thousand people the smart move, yes or no?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYes. When my basement flooded in ninety-six I hired every man with a bucket, and the water left out of embarrassment.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNo way. A thousand contractors is a group project, and in a group project three people work and nine hundred ninety-seven watch.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI'm with Hank. I once watched a ministry fix a leaking roof with one man and a prayer, and the prayer billed more.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA prayer with invoices.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOkay, but the AI found every flaw in the building and nobody gave it a badge.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's the only one who didn't get a lanyard.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd the lanyards are why the bank gets to sleep. I defend the thousand.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorKenji, you're alone on that side of the couch.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFine, I'm switching. Gloria said sleep, and I haven't slept since Monday, so yes, hire everybody.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorVerdict, hands up. Three yeses.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChat, vote yes or no. It settles nothing, but it's a Q and A, not a collapse of anything.