White House seeks tech guidance on AI-driven cyberattacks
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Updated · POLITICO · Apr 30
White House seeks tech guidance on AI-driven cyberattacks
11 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Apr 30
At a Tuesday meeting, officials questioned tech and cyber firms about Anthropic's restricted Claude Mythos model and which coding projects and critical systems should be prioritised for fixes.
Some industry representatives found the questions vague or too intrusive, while the administration also discussed possible executive action on AI that has completed deputies-level interagency review but still faces resistance.
The push reflects rising alarm over AI tools exposing software flaws faster than human hackers, amid the administration's legal dispute with Anthropic and growing federal and allied interest in Mythos briefings.
When an AI can break any system, who decides who gets to use it and who gets protected from it?
As AI finds flaws faster than humans can fix them, is our entire approach to cybersecurity now obsolete?