US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent summoned major bank CEOs to Washington to discuss cybersecurity risks from Anthropic's Claude Mythos AI model. The meeting, attended by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and banking sector leaders, was prompted by Anthropic's warnings that AI models can now find and exploit software vulnerabilities at superhuman levels. The summit reflects growing regulatory concern about AI capabilities threatening financial stability.
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US summons bank bosses over cyber risks from Anthropic's latest AI model
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent summons major bank CEOs amid regulatory concerns that Anthropic's Claude Mythos can find and exploit software vulnerabilities at superhuman levels, threatening financial sector security.
Friday, April 10, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Hacker NewsBY sys://pipeline
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