TheBadPlaceyahoo news | Vance, Bessent questioned tech giants on AI security before Anthropic's Mythos...
U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pressed top technology executives on the security of artificial‑intelligence models and how to handle potential cyber‑attack threats, just a week before Anthropic unveiled its new Mythos model, CNBC reported. The discussion included Anthropic’s co‑founder Dario Amodei, Alphabet chief Sundar Pichai, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, as well as leaders from Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike.
Anthropic declined to comment on the conversation, and the companies represented – Alphabet, OpenAI, Microsoft, Palo Alto and CrowdStrike – did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment. Earlier in the week, Anthropic launched the powerful “Claude Mythos” model but deliberately restricted its broader release, citing concerns that the system could reveal hidden cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Access to Mythos is being limited to roughly 40 major tech players, including Microsoft and Google, while Anthropic continues to engage with the U.S. government about the model’s capabilities and the safeguards needed before a wider deployment.
