White House Meets Anthropic CEO to Address Rising Fears About Mythos Model
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei held a high-stakes meeting on Friday, marking their first direct talks since a bitter dispute earlier this year. The closed-door session came amid rising concerns that the company’s latest model, Mythos, could supercharge cyberattacks.
Anthropic announced Mythos on April 7, describing it as its “most capable yet for coding and agentic tasks” — meaning the model can act autonomously. The company has locked the tool behind “Project Glasswing,” a controlled initiative that gives only a select group of vetted partners access. Researchers have confirmed Mythos can find bugs lurking in decades-old code and autonomously devise ways to exploit them. Some vulnerabilities survived years of human review and automated tests, according to the firm.
That same power has spooked officials across the globe. Central bankers and finance ministers are racing to understand Mythos, which experts say could make complex cyberattacks both easier and faster to execute. The banking industry, with its mix of modern and legacy technology systems, is seen as especially vulnerable. Government officials from the US, Canada, and Britain have already met with top bankers to discuss the risks.
Friday’s meeting included Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. The White House described the discussions as “productive and constructive,” adding that both sides explored “opportunities for collaboration” and the balance between innovation and safety. Anthropic echoed that tone, saying the conversation focused on cybersecurity, America’s lead in AI, and safety.
The meeting is a sharp turn from just weeks ago, when the Pentagon designated Anthropic a “supply chain risk” — a label previously reserved for foreign adversaries. The dispute began when the startup refused to remove guardrails preventing its tools from being used for autonomous weapons or domestic surveillance. President Trump later blasted Anthropic on social media, calling the company’s leaders “leftwing nut jobs” and vowing that the government would “not do business with them again”. Anthropic sued the administration in response.
Asked about Friday’s meeting, Trump told reporters in Phoenix: “I have no idea.”
Despite the tensions, the meeting signals that Washington may view Mythos as too critical to ignore. Some agencies are already preparing to test the model internally.
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