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Banks Put On Alert As Powerful Anthropic AI Raises Cybersecurity Fears - Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Citi
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell convened with major bank executives in Washington this week to assess cyber threats posed by Anthropic's "Claude Mythos Preview" artificial intelligence model.
- Anthropic acknowledged the system can surpass human programmers in detecting software vulnerabilities, capabilities experts warn could enable smaller actors to launch sophisticated cyberattacks.
- JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon cautioned that AI will likely "make this risk worse," requiring increased defensive investment, while Anthropic restricts access to around 40 companies like Microsoft and Google.
- Following the U.S. meeting, The Canadian Financial Sector Resilience Group convened to discuss the model, as regulators and financial institutions coordinate efforts to patch vulnerabilities before exploitation.
- The Trump administration frames AI as a strategic threat, requiring tighter public-private coordination to mitigate risks from adversaries like China, Russia, and Iran.
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Scott Bessent Warns Banks on AI Cyber Threat
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly met this week with banking leaders to discuss cyber risks tied to Anthropic’s latest AI model, amid concerns that rapid advances could outpace safeguards protecting the U.S. financial system.
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