Anthropic’s new cybersecurity model could get it back in the government’s good graces | The Verge

AINewsPolicyAnthropic’s new cybersecurity model could get it back in the government’s good gracesCEO Dario Amodei reportedly had a meeting at the White House on Friday.CEO Dario Amodei reportedly had a meeting at the White House on Friday.by Hayden FieldApr 17, 2026, 8:14 PM UTCLinkShareGiftImage: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesHayden Field is The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets.The Trump administration has spent nearly two months fighting with AI company Anthropic. It’s dubbed the company a “RADICAL LEFT, WOKE COMPANY” full of “Leftwing nut jobs” and a menace to national security. But some of the ice may reportedly be melting between the two, thanks to Anthropic’s buzzy new cybersecurity-focused model: Claude Mythos Preview.Anthropic’s relationship with the Pentagon soured quickly in late February after the company refused to budge on two red lines: using its technology for domestic mass surveillance or lethal fully autonomous weapons with no human in the loop. Anthropic’s tech has in the past been used heavily by the DoD and, it was the first company to have its models cleared to operate on classified military networks. The stalemate led to public insults on social media, Anthropic being categorized as a “supply chain risk,” the company filing a lawsuit fighting that designation, and a temporary injunction halting its ban.Anthropic has ...