Anthropic’s Amodei heads to the White House as Washington fights over Mythos access

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is meeting White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles to negotiate access to Mythos, a general-purpose AI model that can identify and exploit thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities across major operating systems and browsers. Mythos, released only to ~40 vetted organizations via Project Glasswing, triggered a Pentagon blacklisting after Amodei refused to remove safety restrictions for autonomous weapons and surveillance use. Despite the blacklisting, US Treasury, CISA, and intelligence agencies are seeking access, while UK banks and global regulators are also scrambling to assess its implications. Anthropic, now at $30B annualized revenue and an $800B valuation, is negotiating a deal that would restore government contract eligibility while preserving its safety guardrails.