White House, Anthropic Meet as Concerns Over Mythos AI Grow
The White House has described a recent meeting with the leader of AI company Anthropic as “constructive and productive,” signaling a possible shift in tone between the federal government and a firm currently locked in a legal dispute with the Defense Department. The meeting took place just days after the company introduced a preview of its new system, Claude Mythos, which it says can surpass human performance in certain cybersecurity and hacking-related tasks. According to reports, Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei met with the Treasury secretary and the White House chief of staff. The timing is notable, as the administration had criticized Anthropic earlier this year, portraying it as politically extreme. Claude Mythos has been shared…