Powell, Bessent discussed Anthropic's Mythos AI cyber threat with major U.S. banks
Anthropic rolled out the new Mythos AI model to a select group of companies over concerns that hackers could exploit its capabilities.
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Scott Bessent, Treasury Secretary (L), and Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with major U.S. bank CEOs this week to discuss the possible cyber risks raised by Anthropic's Mythos model, CNBC confirmed Friday.
The bank heads were already in Washington, D.C., for a Financial Services Forum board meeting, but a special gathering was called to discuss Mythos, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named in order to share information about a confidential matter.
Bloomberg and the Financial Times were first to report the special meeting.
Earlier this week, Anthropic rolled out the new artificial intelligence model, Claude Mythos Preview, in a limited capacity due to concerns that hackers could exploit its capabilities.
Banking giant JPMorgan Chase was among the initial launch partners for the cybersecurity initiative, known as Project Glasswing. Other partners include Apple, Google, Microsoft and Nvidia.
An official Anthropic told CNBC that it's been in "ongoing discussions" with the U.S. government, including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Center for AI Standards and Innovation, about Claude Mythos Preview's cyber capabilities.
Anthropic did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment.
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