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From Politico via USVI News: National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross is expected to chair the discussion, which will also focus broadly on cybersecurity and AI-related topics.
A White House official told POLITICO that it “does not discuss private meetings that may or may not have happened,” but noted that the White House “regularly meets with industry leaders to discuss relevant issues.” | Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP
A range of tech and cyber companies are quietly meeting with the White House to discuss cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, including Anthropic’s newly unveiled and highly advanced AI model, Claude Mythos.
Two people familiar with the meeting told POLITICO that representatives from OpenAI and Anthropic are likely to attend. One of those people added that officials from several other companies will also be present.
These people, like others in this report, were granted anonymity to share details of the closed-door talks.
According to one of those people and a third person familiar, the meeting is intended to broadly cover cybersecurity and AI issues, in addition to concerns about Mythos’ advanced hacking capabilities.
POLITICO previously reported that 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 a request for comment.
A White House official told POLITICO that it “does not discuss private meetings that may or may not have happened,” but noted 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 trial the technology.
Anthropic announced the existence of Mythos earlier this month and only allowed a small group of companies, dubbed “Project Glasswing” by the AI-maker, to test the model’s unprecedented bug-hunting capabilities. Project Glasswing membership includes top tech and cyber firms, such as Apple, Amazon, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks and Microsoft.
Shortly after Anthropic’s announcement, OpenAI followed by announcing it would make its most powerful model available to a group of tech 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 Wiles and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Following that visit, the White House said in a statement the discussion was “both productive and constructive” — marking a shift in the administration’s tone toward Anthropic.
The AI startup has been locked in a legal battle with the Pentagon after it said its technology could not be used for mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons targeting.
Multiple federal agencies in the United States have expressed interest in using Mythos to shore up their cyber defenses, despite the ongoing feud with Anthropic. Other allied nations have also pressed the AI-maker for briefings on Mythos.
Anthropic is currently suing the administration over the Pentagon’s decision to label it a supply chain risk, with litigation ongoing in California and the D.C. federal courts.
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