Treasury Secretary and Fed Chair Warn Wall Street of Anthropic AI Cyber Risk

Senior U.S. officials have summoned Wall Street leaders to deliver an urgent warning about cybersecurity risks posed by a new artificial intelligence system from Anthropic PBC. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell held separate meetings with chief executives of the largest U.S. banks to discuss the threat presented by Anthropic's Mythos AI tool, according to reporting from Bloomberg. The high-level consultations mark a significant escalation in government attention to AI security concerns. The meetings included discussions with Vice President JD Vance and representatives from major technology companies ahead of Mythos's release. Anthropic has positioned the system as a new class of AI with advanced reasoning capabilities. The government's involvement signals growing concern that next-generation AI tools could introduce novel vulnerabilities to financial infrastructure and national security systems. Neither Anthropic nor the Treasury Department provided immediate comment on the meetings. The Federal Reserve declined to comment on discussions with private sector executives. The warnings come as policymakers worldwide grapple with how to regulate rapidly advancing AI capabilities while maintaining economic competitiveness.