White House fights Anthropic’s plan to expand Mythos tool that experts fear could cause AI doomsday
By Taylor Herzlich
Published on April 30, 2026.
The White House is reportedly opposing Anthropic's plan to expand access to Claude Mythos, a powerful AI tool that experts fear could cause a wave of hacks and terror attacks if it falls into the wrong hands. The company has proposed giving an additional 70 companies access to Mythos and bringing the total number to 120. White House officials have reportedly told Anthropic that they are against this move due to security concerns. Some officials also worry that Anthropic lacks enough computing power to serve both government agencies and the additional companies. This move is seen as an attempt to repair the relationship between Anthropic and the Pentagon, which recently scrapped its contract with Anthropic after refusing to give the government unchecked access to its AI tools.
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