US Treasury and Federal Reserve Encourage Banks to Explore Anthropic’s Mythos AI Model

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:13:00 +0200

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell held a meeting with major bank executives this week, where they encouraged the use of Anthropic’s newly launched Mythos AI model to identify potential vulnerabilities in banking systems. Although JPMorgan Chase was initially listed as a partner with access to Mythos, reports indicate that Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Bank of America, and Morgan Stanley are also testing the model. Anthropic introduced Mythos but has limited its access due to concerns that, despite not being designed for cybersecurity, the AI is highly effective at detecting security weaknesses. This move has raised eyebrows, as Anthropic is currently involved in a legal dispute with the Trump administration over a Department of Defense designation labeling the company as a supply-chain risk. The controversy stems from disagreements over restrictions on government use of Anthropic’s AI models. Internationally, the Financial Times reports that U.K.