Source: Fortune
Summary
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles plans to meet with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to discuss the company’s new Mythos AI model, which has attracted attention for its potential to transform national security and the economy. The meeting comes after tensions between the Trump administration and Anthropic, which has sought to put guardrails on AI development to minimize risks. The company has limited the use of Mythos to select customers due to its ability to surpass human cybersecurity experts in finding and exploiting computer vulnerabilities.
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Anthropic’s Mythos model has sparked attention for its potential to transform national security and the economy. The company has formed an initiative, Project Glasswing, to secure critical software from potential fallout. The White House is engaging with advanced AI labs about their models and security. The meeting between Wiles and Amodei comes after tensions between the administration and Anthropic. The company’s claims of too-powerful AI technology have been questioned, but some experts believe it may represent a further advancement in AI.
Anthropic is playing a familiar game of “Chicken Little” with its warnings about the power of its AI technology. But this time, even its critics are taking it seriously.
Author: Evan Null
