US Intelligence Quietly Tests Anthropic’s Mythos Despite Federal Ban

According to a Financial Times report, the NSA is preparing to use Anthropic’s frontier cybersecurity model Mythos, with several Anthropic engineers embedded at the agency to support classified applications. It remains unclear whether Mythos is already being used in active cyber operations, especially given a federal ban on Anthropic tech following the company’s refusal to support mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. The NSA’s interest comes as governments worldwide seek access to Mythos, which Anthropic has restricted due to fears it could be exploited for discovering vulnerabilities and enabling hacks. Both the NSA and Anthropic declined to confirm details, adding to the secrecy surrounding the model’s deployment.

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