Vance, Bessent questioned tech giants on AI security before Anthropic's Mythos release
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U.S. government officials, including Vice President JD Vance and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, met with tech CEOs from companies like Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft to discuss the security of large language models (AI systems trained on large amounts of text data) and how to protect against cyber attacks before Anthropic released its new Mythos model. Anthropic briefed government officials on the model's capabilities, including potential offensive and defensive cybersecurity applications, and emphasized that bringing the government into the conversation early about risks and safety measures was a priority.
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Original source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/10/trump-white-house-ai-cyber-threat-anthropic-mythos.html
First tracked: April 10, 2026 at 08:00 PM
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