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White House and Anthropic CEO discuss working together amid Mythos AI fears

South China Morning Post · · 231 words · By Reuters
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“The model’s capabilities give it a potentially unprecedented ability to identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities – and to exploit them”
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Multiple web search results indicate that experts believe the model has the capability to identify and exploit vulnerabilities. One source explicitly states that experts say Mythos potentially has an unprecedented ability to identify and exploit cyber-security weaknesses, and another notes the model's ability to discover and exploit 'zero-day' vulnerabilities.
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web search NEUTRAL — On April 7, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell held an urgent meeting with major bank CEOs to address cybersecurity threats from Anthropic's AI model Claude Mytho…
https://www.sullcrom.com/insights/memo/2026/April/Treasury-S…
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web search NEUTRAL — Experts say Mythos potentially has an unprecedented ability to identify and exploit cyber-security weaknesses.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2ev24yx4rmo
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web search NEUTRAL — During the internal testing phase, the model was able to discover and exploit several "zero-day" vulnerabilities, some of which were several decades old.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/claude-mythos-can-…
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“The Trump administration and Anthropic’s CEO on Friday discussed working together for the first time since a dispute earlier this year between the Pentagon and the artificial intelligence firm over how that company’s models should be used.”
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Web search results confirm that the Trump administration and Anthropic's CEO discussed working together on Friday. Furthermore, multiple sources reference a prior dispute between the Pentagon and Anthropic regarding model usage, including one mentioning the Pentagon's dispute and another noting the appeal of a judge's order blocking federal work.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since January 2026, the United States Department of Defense has conflicted with the artificial intelligence company Anthropic over the use of its products for military purposes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic–United_States_Depart…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At the beginning of Donald Trump's second presidential term, he signed a series of executive orders. Many of these tested his legal authority, and drew immediate legal action. He issued more executive…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_affairs_of_the_second_Tr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American government official and former television personality who has served since 2025 as the 29th United States secretary of defense. Hegseth studied p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Hegseth
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“The meeting between CEO Dario Amodei and White House staff, which took place amid growing fears the AI start-up’s latest model will supercharge cyberattacks, suggests the two sides might be on a path to rebuilding trust.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Dario Amodei met with White House staff. The context provided across these sources links this meeting to growing fears regarding the cybersecurity risks posed by Anthropic's latest model.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthropic PBC is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company headquartered in San Francisco. It has developed a range of large language models (LLMs) named Claude. Anthropic was founded in 2021 b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since January 2026, the United States Department of Defense has conflicted with the artificial intelligence company Anthropic over the use of its products for military purposes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic–United_States_Depart…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Claude is a series of large language models developed by Anthropic and first released in 2023. Since Claude 3, each generation has typically been released in three sizes, from least to most capable: H…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_(language_model)
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“The Trump administration, central bankers across the globe and industries are racing to get up to speed on Anthropic’s new model Mythos and its ability to make complex cyberattacks both easier and quicker to execute.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the Trump administration is concerned about Anthropic's new model. Furthermore, these sources indicate that the model's capabilities are linked to making complex cyberattacks easier and quicker to execute.
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web search NEUTRAL — The US Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, summoned major American bank chiefs to a meeting in Washington this week amid concerns over the cyber risks posed by Anthropic's latest AI model ...
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/10/us-summon…
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic's new AI model, which is so good at detecting software vulnerabilities - and creating code to exploit them - that the vendor refused to widely release it, reportedly caught the attention of …
https://securityboulevard.com/2026/04/anthropic-mythos-ai-mo…
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web search NEUTRAL — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell convened an urgent meeting with bank CEOs this week to warn of cyber risks posed by Anthropic's latest artificial ...
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/bessent-powell-warn…
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“The banking industry, with its legacy technology systems, is particularly vulnerable.”
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While the web search results do not mention 'banking industry' specifically in relation to legacy systems, the general concept of vulnerability due to legacy technology is established by multiple web search results defining and discussing the risks associated with legacy systems.
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web search NEUTRAL — A definition of legacy technology describes the term as “an old method, technology, computer system or application program, of, relating to, or being a previous or outdated computer system.” This part…
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/risks-sticking-legacy-technol…
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web search NEUTRAL — Technology and Talent Risk - Legacy systems often require older hardware or software tools to support them. As the rest of the industry moves away from these systems, businesses must rely on a shrinki…
https://www.mechanical-orchard.com/insights/1-14-trillion-to…
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web search NEUTRAL — Legacy systems may have vulnerabilities in older operating systems or applications due to lack of security patches being available or applied. There can also be production configurations that cause se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_system
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“Government officials in at least three countries – the US, Canada and Britain – have met with top banking officials to discuss the threats posed by Mythos.”
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Three independent web search results explicitly state that government officials in at least three countries (US, Canada, and Britain) met with top banking officials to discuss threats posed by Mythos.
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web search NEUTRAL — Government officials in at least three countries - the U.S., Canada and Britain - have met with top banking officials to discuss the threats posed by Claude Mythos Preview.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/ai-boosted-hacks-wi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with the heads of major U.S. banks to discuss the cyber threat of Anthropic's new Mythos model.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/10/powell-bessent-us-bank-ceos-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Government officials in at least three countries - the US, Canada and Britain - have met with top banking officials to discuss the threats posed by Mythos.
https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/white-house-and-anthrop…
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“Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent joined Chief of Staff Susie Wiles in the meeting with Amodei, Axios reported.”
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Multiple web search results report that the meeting involving Amodei included both Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, with one source citing Axios for this information.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent ( BESS-ənt; born August 21, 1962) is an American businessman and government official serving since 2025 as the 79th United States secretary of the treasury. Bessent was a p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Bessent
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the…
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““We discussed opportunities for collaboration, as well as shared approaches and protocols to address the challenges associated with scaling this technology,” the White House said in a statement that described the meeting with Anthropic as “productive and constructive”.”
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Multiple web search results quote the White House using language that matches the claim, stating that the discussion covered 'opportunities for collaboration' and 'shared approaches and protocols to address the challenges associated with scaling this technology,' and that the meeting was 'productive and constructive.'
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthropic PBC is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company headquartered in San Francisco. It has developed a range of large language models (LLMs) named Claude. Anthropic was founded in 2021 b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since January 2026, the United States Department of Defense has conflicted with the artificial intelligence company Anthropic over the use of its products for military purposes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic–United_States_Depart…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Claude is a series of large language models developed by Anthropic and first released in 2023. Since Claude 3, each generation has typically been released in three sizes, from least to most capable: H…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_(language_model)
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