ToplineThe White House is planning to provide federal agencies with a version of Anthropic’s Mythos AI, according to Bloomberg, possibly expanding the model’s limited release beyond the select group of companies Anthropic has trusted it with.Anthropic has released Mythos to a limited group of tech companies. Photo by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesKey FactsGregory Barbaccia, an official with the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, told Cabinet departments in an email this week that the office is establishing protections for the AI model that would allow for government agencies to use it, according to Bloomberg, which reviewed the memo.Bloomberg noted the email does not explicitly declare agencies will get access to Mythos and does not explain how they may use the AI model.The report comes days after Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark said the company was speaking to the U.S. government about Mythos.Forbes has reached out to Anthropic and the Office of Management and Budget for comment.What Did Jack Clark Say About Anthropic’s Discussions With The Government?Clark said Anthropic’s stance is that the “government has to know ​about this stuff,” seemingly referring to developments around AI and cybersecurity. Clark also commented on the dispute between Anthropic and the Department of Defense over the agency’s decision to designate the company as a supply-chain risk. The designation was made after Anthropic declined to give the Pentagon unrestricted access to its AI models, resulting in contractors who work with the U.S. military being restricted from conducting any business with Anthropic. Clark said the matter between his company and the Department of Defense was a “narrow contracting dispute.”What To Watch ForAccording to reporting by Axios, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is set to meet with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles on Friday. The meeting is reportedly scheduled to take place in the West Wing as the AI company attempts to resolve tensions with the Trump administration. The Axios report cites an unnamed source close to the negotiations who suggest the administration does not want to “deprive itself” from the potential leap offered by the new model as it would be a “gift to China.”Key BackgroundMythos has been provided to companies such as Amazon Web Services, Apple, Broadcom, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Google, JPMorganChase, the Linux Foundation, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Palo Alto Networks. Anthropic has not committed to releasing the AI model to consumers, at least in the short-term, citing abilities bad actors could have by using Mythos’ capabilities. Anthropic has claimed test runs of Mythos found some vulnerabilities in “every major operating system and web browser,” autonomously identifying gaps in security completely unknown to software developers. The company has also said AI models have become so efficient at coding, they can outperform the most skilled humans at exploiting vulnerabilities in software. Michael O'Rourke, chief market strategist at JonesTrading, told Reuters if Mythos is as powerful as Anthropic says it is, “it just shows one, the weakness of the current software that's out there and two, that AI ​is still making incredible progress versus legacy software companies.”TangentOn Friday, the BBC and Financial Times reported that Mythos’ purported capabilities had triggered concerns among bankers and international government officials. Canada’s foreign minister François-Philippe Champagne said concerns about the powerful model were a key toping of discussion during the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) meeting in Washington D.C. earlier this week. The governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey described it as a “serious challenge.”Further ReadingHegseth Designates Anthropic As Supply Chain Risk After Trump Bans Government Use (Forbes)Anthropic Is Talking To U.S. Government About Mythos — Despite Tensions (Forbes)