OpenAI and Anthropic have met with the House Homeland Security Committee to discuss their new cyber-capable AI models and their implications for cybersecurity. This is one of the first briefings with lawmakers about cyber threats posed by their new models, particularly to under-resourced critical infrastructure sectors. The companies are working with federal agencies to secure access to the models. The briefings also touched on a recent White House memo accusing China of "industrial-scale" campaigns to distill and copy American AI models. This comes as part of a larger effort by the committee to identify risks and ensure that Congress is asking the right questions. The committee has also held several hearings on the implications of generative AI models on national security, including nation-state cyberattacks.