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Anthropic to brief House Homeland Security panel about Mythos in closed-door meeting

by Miranda Nazzaro - 05/12/26 8:21 PM ET

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by Miranda Nazzaro - 05/12/26 8:21 PM ET

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The House Committee on Homeland Security will host Anthropic for a closed-door briefing on its Mythos cybersecurity model on Wednesday, as fears grow in Washington about the safety risks of artificial intelligence.

A source familiar with Wednesday’s meeting confirmed it to The Hill, stating that the briefing will focus on the “capabilities, national security implications and policy considerations” around Mythos.

This marks at least the second briefing in as many weeks that Homeland Security lawmakers have been planning with Anthropic after the limited release of Mythos sent shockwaves through Washington.

Mythos, which Anthropic says is its most advanced model to date, can spot decades-old security vulnerabilities, the AI firm claims. The AI model, which Anthropic did not release publicly, can help institutions spot and patch security vulnerabilities more quickly.

But it may also be a double-edged sword, empowering hackers to find and potentially exploit these flaws.

The Hill has reached out to Anthropic for comment.

It comes about two weeks after Anthropic and OpenAI hosted closed-door briefings before the committee on their cybersecurity models.

This week’s briefing comes as President Trump and a host of other technology and business leaders head to China for bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. AI, along with its risks, is expected to be discussed as the White House scrambles to rethink its AI policy in the wake of Mythos.

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