White House fights Anthropics plan to expand Mythos tool that experts fear could cause AI doomsday

The White House is reportedly fighting Anthropic’s plan to expand access to Claude Mythos – a powerful AI tool that company execs have warned could cause a wave of hacks and terror attacks if it fell into the wrong hands.Anthropic recently proposed giving an additional 70 companies access to Mythos, bringing the total number to 120 organizations, sources familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. Just earlier this month, the firm announced “Project Glasswing,” a plan to provide the model to a select group of handpicked companies including Amazon, Google and JPMorgan.White House officials have told Anthropic that they are against the move to broaden the rollout because of security concerns, sources said. A nightmarish analysis from Anthropic itself earlier showed that Mythos could easily exploit electric grids, power plants and hospitals if hacked.Some Trump administration officials are also reportedly concerned that Anthropic does not have enough computing power to serve both government agencies and the additional companies.A White House official told The Post that the Trump administration is actively engaging with the private sector while trying to balance innovation and security.“We are working closely with the US government to quickly advance shared priorities, including cybersecurity and America’s lead in the AI race,” a spokesperson for Anthropic told The Post.“Compute is not a constraint in expanding Project Glasswing and we are engaged in collaborative conversations with the government on bringing additional parties in.We appreciate the administration’s continued partnership as cyber capabilities advance.”Talks between White House officials and Anthropic execs over the Mythos rollout are reportedly seen as an attempt to repair their relationship, as the two are currently entangled in a legal battle working its way through the court in two separate cases.Earlier this year, the Pentagon scrapped its contract with Anthropic and...