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US summons bank bosses over cyber risks from Anthropic’s latest AI model
Fed chair Jerome Powell reportedly attends meeting in Washington following release of Claude Mythos
TL;DR
- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with major American bank chiefs regarding cybersecurity risks from Anthropic's Claude Mythos AI model.
- Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell reportedly attended the meeting in Washington.
- Anthropic's Claude Mythos AI has shown an unprecedented ability to find software vulnerabilities, surpassing human capabilities.
- The AI model has uncovered thousands of vulnerabilities, some up to 27 years old, that were previously unnoticed.
- Anthropic has limited the release of the Mythos model due to these risks, providing access to select businesses like Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft.
- Concerns exist that hackers could use such AI tools to crack passwords and encryption.
- The meeting took place while bank executives were already in Washington for a lobby group gathering.
- Notable attendees included CEOs from Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo.
- JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon, who warned about AI worsening cybersecurity risks in an annual letter, was invited but could not attend.
- The US government recently designated Anthropic as a supply chain risk, a designation Anthropic is contesting in court.