Anthropic Briefed Trump Administration on Powerful Mythos AI Despite Ban

Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark confirmed the company briefed the Trump administration on Mythos.

“Jack Clark, co-founder of Anthropic, confirmed at this week's Semafor Global Economy Summit that AI companies had briefly introduced their new AI model Mythos to the Trump administration”

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The model has not been released to the public due to its powerful cybersecurity capabilities.

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The Commerce Department was quietly testing Mythos despite the formal ban.

Clark said, Our position is the government has to know about this stuff.

The model's performance in cybersecurity is described as far surpassing all existing AI models.

Anthropic filed a lawsuit against the Department of Defense after being designated a supply-chain risk.

Clark described it as a narrow contracting dispute rather than a fundamental breakdown in trust.

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Anthropic continues to engage directly with federal agencies on national security-related issues.

The Pentagon ultimately awarded a related deal to a rival AI company.

Staff on at least three congressional committees held or requested briefings from Anthropic.

The Commerce Department is evaluating Mythos for vulnerability detection and penetration testing.

“Skip to Main Content Federal agencies skirt Trump’s Anthropic ban to test its advanced AI model The Commerce Department’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation and other government officials are quietly evaluating Anthropic’s new AI hacking capabilities”

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Congressional staff sought briefings on its cyber-scanning features.

Anthropic plans to offer the model initially to a select group of early customers.

The White House campaign against Anthropic has prevented agencies from taking full advantage of cutting-edge technology.

One aide said the Pentagon has shot itself in the foot.

Clark addressed societal implications of rapid AI advancement.

Amodei had warned AI could drive unemployment to Great Depression levels.

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Clark offered a more cautious view.

He suggested students focus on synthesis across multiple fields.

Human value will depend on the ability to ask the right questions.