The Trump administration blacklisted Anthropic – and is now telling banks to use its AI

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April 13, 2026, 7:52 PM

• •The Treasury and Fed are encouraging banks to use Anthropic's Mythos AI for cybersecurity, despite the Pentagon's concerns.
• •The Pentagon views Anthropic as a supply chain risk due to its safety restrictions on AI for weapons and surveillance.
• •Major banks like JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and others are testing Mythos.
• •Anthropic's Mythos identified thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities, leading to a restricted release program called Project Glasswing.
• •The situation reveals a conflict between different government branches regarding AI policy and its implications.

The US government is displaying a contradictory approach to Anthropic's AI model, Mythos. While the Pentagon blacklists the company for refusing to remove safety restrictions from its AI, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Fed Chair Jerome Powell are urging major banks to test Mythos for cybersecurity. This conflicting stance highlights a deeper issue within the administration regarding AI policy. The situation underscores the challenges of balancing national security concerns with the need for technological advancement.

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