White House Moves to Reverse Course on Anthropic, Developing Guidance to Allow Federal Agencies to Adopt AI Model Mythos

The White House is reversing course on Anthropic, developing guidance to allow federal agencies to adopt its powerful AI model Mythos despite a prior security risk designation, even as a core dispute with the Pentagon over military and surveillance use remains unresolved.

• The White House is developing guidance to allow federal agencies to bypass Anthropic's supply chain risk designation and onboard its most powerful AI model, Mythos, signaling a dramatic reversal from its earlier stance labeling the company a security risk.
• Senior officials including White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, with draft executive action in the works described as a way to 'save face and bring em back in.'
• The core dispute between Anthropic and the Pentagon remains unresolved, as Anthropic continues to refuse signing an agreement permitting use of its models for 'all lawful purposes,' specifically opposing applications in mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weapons development.