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.
Anthropic did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
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 threatened to blacklist the company after it refused to give the government unchecked access to its AI tools, seeking restrictions on their use for mass surveillance or weaponry.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei met with Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, and other senior officials on April 17.
Certain government agencies already have access to Mythos, and the Trump administration is working to expand those permissions.
Last week, Anthropic said it is investigating potentially unauthorized access to Mythos – intensifying fears around the AI doomsday that could break out if the tool was fully unleashed.
Bloomberg reported that a handful of users were able to hack into Mythos on April 8, the same day that Anthropic revealed it was only making the tool available to handpicked corporate clients.
Since gaining access, the hackers have been using Mythos “regularly,” but not for cybersecurity purposes, according to the news outlet.
The AI tool is getting so good at sniffing out and exploiting cybersecurity bugs that Anthropic has been giving security researchers early access to the platform as a preventative measure.
Anthropic has recently struck several deals with firms including Amazon, Google and Broadcom to increase its access to computing power over concerns that limited compute could restrict its growth.
