White House huddles with tech firms as Mythos raises cyber stakes

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National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross is expected to chair the discussion, which will also focus broadly on cybersecurity and AI-related topics.

A White House official told POLITICO that it “does not discuss private meetings that may or may not have happened,” but noted that the White House “regularly meets with industry leaders to discuss relevant issues.” | Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP

A range of tech and cyber companies are quietly meeting with the White House to discuss cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, including Anthropic’s newly unveiled and highly advanced AI model, Claude Mythos.

Two people familiar with the meeting told POLITICO that representatives from OpenAI and Anthropic are likely to attend. One of those people added that officials from several other companies will also be present.