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White House Discussing Access to Anthropic's Mythos Despite Pentagon Blacklist
White House and Anthropic Negotiating Mythos Deployment
The White House is engaged in active discussions with Anthropic regarding the deployment of the AI firm's powerful new model, Mythos Preview, within the federal government. This is occurring despite ongoing efforts by the Pentagon to blacklist Anthropic as a supply chain risk. Anthropic is currently rolling out Mythos to a select group of companies and organizations to assess its cyber capabilities and strengthen defenses, rather than to the general public. Several government agencies are keen to join this group, and the White House and Anthropic are discussing the terms for such access.
Internal Disagreement Amidst Pentagon Dispute
These discussions proceed even as Anthropic is in ongoing litigation with the Pentagon, which declared the company a "supply chain risk" and ordered military contractors to remove its software. While Anthropic is barred from Pentagon contracts, it can still conduct business with other parts of the government during the ongoing case. An administration official noted, "There's progress with the White House. There's not progress with [the Department of] War." Another official stated that the government "has a responsibility to evaluate every model to see where the frontier of tech is," but accused Anthropic of using "fear tactics" by warning of Mythos's potential to enhance hacking.
*Source: Axios (2026-04-16)*
