U.S. security agency is using Anthropic's Mythos despite blacklist: Report

Anthropic, the NSA and the Department of Defense did not immediately respond to requests ​for comment ‌outside regular business hours

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April 20, 20261 min read

U.S. security agency is using Anthropic's Mythos despite blacklist: Report
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The ​United States National Security Agency is ‌using Anthropic’s Mythos Preview AI tool ​despite the Pentagon hitting ⁠the company with a formal supply-chain risk designation, Axios reported on Sunday.

The Mythos ‌Preview model was being used more widely within the department, ‌Axios said, citing sources. ‌Reuters ⁠could not immediately verify the ⁠report.

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