Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell called bank executives to a meeting this week, urging them to try Anthropic’s new Mythos model to uncover vulnerabilities, as reported by Bloomberg.
Though JPMorgan Chase was initially the sole bank granted early access to the model, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Bank of America, and Morgan Stanley are also reportedly testing Mythos.
Anthropic announced the model this week, stating it would limit access for now because Mythos, though not explicitly trained for cybersecurity, excels at identifying security flaws. Some speculate this decision is either hype or a strategic enterprise sales move.
The report is unexpected, given Anthropic’s current legal battle with the Trump administration over the Department of Defense’s designation of the company as a supply-chain risk. This designation followed unsuccessful negotiations about the government’s use of Anthropic’s AI models.
Meanwhile, the Financial Times reports that U.K. financial regulators are also assessing the risks associated with Mythos.