Anthropic AI Risks Prompt Emergency Meetings for US and UK Banks
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell convened senior Wall Street executives in Washington, D.C.
- The meeting was called amid concerns that Claude Mythos has exposed thousands of vulnerabilities in software and popular applications, with Anthropic stating that AI models have surpassed "all...
- Attendees included the chief executives of Goldman Sachs (David Solomon), Bank of America (Brian Moynihan), Citigroup (Jane Fraser), Morgan Stanley (Ted Pick), and Wells Fargo (Charlie Scharf).
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell convened senior Wall Street executives in Washington, D.C. On April 13, 2026, to discuss cybersecurity risks posed by Anthropic’s latest AI model, Claude Mythos.
The meeting was called amid concerns that Claude Mythos has exposed thousands of vulnerabilities in software and popular applications, with Anthropic stating that AI models have surpassed “all but the most skilled humans at finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities.”
Attendees included the chief executives of Goldman Sachs (David Solomon), Bank of America (Brian Moynihan), Citigroup (Jane Fraser), Morgan Stanley (Ted Pick), and Wells Fargo (Charlie Scharf). JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon was invited but unable to attend.
U.K. Regulators, including the Bank of England, Financial Conduct Authority, and HM Treasury, are also engaging with major British banks on the issue and plan to issue warnings within the next two weeks.
Regulators are treating the issue as a systemic concern, given the potential for disruption at any systemically important bank to have broader consequences for global financial stability.
The discussions focus on ensuring banks understand the potential risks and are taking steps to protect their networks from Claude Mythos and similar advanced AI systems that could be misused to infiltrate critical financial infrastructure.