The White House has opposed a plan by Anthropic to expand access to its powerful artificial-intelligence model Mythos, citing concerns over security and the potential for cyberattacks.
The move comes as the White House is involved in the rollout of Mythos due to national-security risks posed by the model, which can find and exploit software vulnerabilities.
Anthropic had proposed letting around 70 additional companies and organizations use Mythos, bringing the total number of entities with access to about 120.
However, administration officials opposed the move, worried that Anthropic wouldn't have access to enough computing power to serve that many more entities without hampering the government's ability to use it effectively.
The discussions between Anthropic and the White House are meant to address the risks and have served as an attempt to repair the relationship between Anthropic and the government.
The White House is balancing innovation and security while cooperating with the private sector to ensure AI models are rolled out safely, a White House official said.
