Powell, Bessent met with U.S. Bank CEOs over Anthropic's Mythos threat
CNBC • • general
Key Points:
- Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with major U.S. bank CEOs to discuss cyber risks associated with Anthropic's new AI model, Mythos, amid concerns about its potential exploitation by hackers.
- The meeting included top banking executives from Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo, while JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon was the only major bank CEO absent.
- Anthropic recently launched Claude Mythos Preview with limited access due to cybersecurity concerns and is collaborating with government agencies and tech giants like Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Nvidia through Project Glasswing.
- The AI model's advanced cyber capabilities have raised alarms, as hackers have previously used Anthropic's technology for AI-powered attacks, including a disclosed incident involving a Chinese hacking group.
- Anthropic is currently contesting the Department of Defense's designation of the company as a national security supply chain risk, with a federal appeals court recently denying its request to block the blacklisting.
