An array of tech and cyber companies have been quietly meeting with the White House to discuss cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, including Anthropic’s newly unveiled and highly advanced AI model, Cloud Mythos.
Two people familiar with the meeting told POLITICO that representatives from OpenAI and Anthropic are likely to attend. One of the people said that officials from several other companies would also be present.
These people, like others included in this report, were granted anonymity to share details of the closed-door conversations.
According to one of those people and a third person familiar, the meeting is intended to cover a wide range of cybersecurity and AI issues, in addition to concerns about Mythos’ advanced hacking capabilities.
political first reported White House National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross is expected to chair the conversation. Spokespeople for the Office of the National Cyber Director did not respond to requests for comment.
A White House official told POLITICO that it “does not discuss private meetings that may or may not occur,” but added that the White House “regularly meets with industry leaders to discuss relevant issues.” Spokespeople for Anthropic and OpenAI declined to comment.
Concerns about rapidly advancing AI models have sparked several conversations in recent weeks between the Trump administration, tech companies and federal agencies eager to test the technology.
anthropic The existence of Mythos was announced earlier this month And only a small group of dubbed companies were allowed “Project Glasswing” by AI-maker, to test the model’s unprecedented bug-hunting abilities. Project Glasswing membership includes top tech and cyber companies such as Apple, Amazon, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, and Microsoft.
Shortly after Anthropic’s announcement, OpenAI announced it would make its most powerful models available to a group of technology and cyber firms as well as independent security researchers for defensive cybersecurity purposes.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei visited the White House less than two weeks later to discuss Mythos with several administration officials, including Cairncross, Chief of Staff Susie Wills and Treasury Secretary Scott Besant. After that visit, the White House said in a statement that the discussions were “both productive and constructive” – marked Change in tone of administration Towards the Anthropic.
The AI startup is locked in a legal battle with the Pentagon after it said its technology cannot be used for large-scale domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapon targeting.
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Anthropic is currently suing the administration over the Pentagon’s decision to label it a supply chain risk, with the case ongoing in California and DC federal courts.
