Vance, Bessent questioned tech giants on AI security before Anthropic's Mythos release
Why it matters: Major banks must audit AI systems within weeks, affecting $2 trillion in assets under management.
- Jerome Powell and Bessent held a joint briefing with top U.S. bank CEOs about Anthropic’s Mythos AI security threats (CNBC, Decrypt)
- Anthropic is preparing to launch Mythos, a powerful language model that regulators say could be weaponized by cyber‑actors (CNBC)
- Banks are urged to audit AI usage and implement stricter controls, a move echoed across both sources as a precaution against potential data breaches (Decrypt/Bloomberg)
Fed Chair Jerome Powell and regulator Bessent met with leaders of the nation’s biggest banks to flag the cyber‑security risks of Anthropic’s new Mythos AI model. Both CNBC and Decrypt report the officials warned that unchecked deployment could expose financial institutions to novel attack vectors, prompting banks to reassess their AI safeguards.
