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Vance, Bessent questioned tech giants on AI security before Anthropic's Mythos release
Bessent and Fed Chair Jerome Powell separately met with the heads of the biggest U.S. banks to address the potential cyber threat of Anthropic's Mythos.
TL;DR
- US officials, including VP JD Vance and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, met with tech CEOs to discuss AI model security.
- The meeting occurred before the release of Anthropic's new Mythos AI model.
- CEOs from companies like OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and xAI participated in the discussions.
- Topics included the security posture of large language models and responses to cyber attacks.
- Treasury Secretary Bessent and Fed Chair Jerome Powell also met with U.S. bank heads regarding the potential threat of Mythos.
- Anthropic briefed government officials on Mythos's capabilities, including offensive and defensive cyber applications.
- Anthropic is involved in ongoing legal challenges regarding its designation for Department of Defense contracts.