Top U.S. officials, including Scott Bessent, the Secretary of the Treasury, met to discuss the growing threat Anthropic now poses on the U.S. banking industry. The threat comes from the announcement that Anthropic’s next model can beat humans in exploiting software security vulnerabilities.
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A wave of unease swept through Washington this week as financial leaders gathered behind closed doors, confronting what some fear could be a digital earthquake: the rising Anthropic AI cyber risk.
Treasury Calls High-Stakes Meeting
Scott Bessent convened top executives from America’s largest banks for an urgent meeting, according to reports, as concerns mounted over the cybersecurity implications of a powerful new AI system.
Among those present was Jerome Powell, who joined discussions at Treasury headquarters following the emergence of Anthropic’s new AI model, Claude Mythos—technology the company itself warns could expose unprecedented vulnerabilities.
AI Model Raises Alarm Bells
Anthropic recently disclosed that its upcoming Claude Mythos model has capabilities that surpass nearly all humans in identifying and exploiting software weaknesses.
The warning came after a leak of the model’s code prompted the company to publish a stark blog post, cautioning that the consequences for economies, public safety, and national security could be severe. The message landed like a thunderclap across both Silicon Valley and Wall Street.
Banking Giants in the Room
The meeting brought together leaders of systemically important banks—institutions whose failure could ripple across the global economy.
Attendees reportedly included David Solomon of Goldman Sachs, Brian Moynihan of Bank of America, Jane Fraser of Citigroup, Ted Pick of Morgan Stanley, and Charlie Scharf of Wells Fargo.
Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase was invited but did not attend.
In his annual letter to shareholders released the same week, Dimon underscored the urgency, warning that cybersecurity remains one of the banking sector’s greatest threats—and that artificial intelligence is likely to amplify those dangers.
