\n Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei visited the White House on Friday for a high-stakes meeting with the president\u2019s top adviser, while his AI company battles the Trump administration in court for blacklisting its Claude AI model.\n <\/p>\n
\n Amodei met with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, two sources familiar with the meeting told CNN. Axios first reported<\/a> on the meeting.\n <\/p>\n \n The meeting took place as the US government is trying to balance its hardline approach to Anthropic with the national security implications of turning its back on the company\u2019s breakthrough technology \u2013 including its Mythos tool<\/a> that can identify cybersecurity threats but also present a roadmap for hackers to attack companies or the government.\n <\/p>\n \n The White House said the meeting was \u201cintroductory,\u201d calling it \u201cproductive and constructive.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cWe discussed opportunities for collaboration, as well as shared approaches and protocols to address the challenges associated with scaling this technology,\u201d the White House said in a statement Friday afternoon. \u201cThe conversation also explored the balance between advancing innovation and ensuring safety. We look forward to continuing this dialogue and will host similar discussions with other leading AI companies.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n Anthropic likewise called the meeting \u201cproductive\u201d on discussions about \u201ccybersecurity, America\u2019s lead in the AI race, and AI safety.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cThe meeting reflected Anthropic\u2019s ongoing commitment to engaging with the U.S. government on the development of responsible AI. We are grateful for their time and are looking forward to continuing these discussions,\u201d the spokesperson said.\n <\/p>\n \n Until recently, Anthropic\u2019s Claude was the only AI model available in the Pentagon\u2019s classified network. But President Donald Trump recently announced the administration would sever ties<\/a> with the company after Anthropic refused to back down on terms that would allow the military to use Claude for \u201call lawful purposes,\u201d including autonomous weapons and mass surveillance.\n <\/p>\n \n After a breakdown in talks over Claude\u2019s use, the Pentagon went on to declare Anthropic a \u201csupply chain risk,\u201d a label only used in the past for companies associated with foreign adversaries. It would effectively blacklist Anthropic from the government.\n <\/p>\n \n Anthropic sued the Trump administration in response, and a federal judge in California last month blocked<\/a> the government\u2019s effort to \u201cpunish\u201d Anthropic, saying federal agencies outside of the Department of Defense cannot use the supply chain risk designation to sever ties with the company. The government has appealed that ruling.\n <\/p>\n \n But two weeks later, the administration scored a victory at the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, which said in a separate case brought by Anthropic that it won\u2019t bar DOD from cutting ties with the company while that legal challenge plays out.\n <\/p>\n \n Intervening at this stage in the litigation, the appeals court said in its unanimous decision, \u201cwould force the United States military to prolong its dealings with an unwanted vendor of critical AI services in the middle of a significant ongoing military conflict.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n The Pentagon has said it wants unfettered access to Claude for \u201call lawful purposes,\u201d because it needs complete freedom to use those tools, especially in wartime. Anthropic has argued that it wants to work with the military, but that AI models are just not yet reliable enough to be used in autonomous weapons, and that US law has not caught up to be able to protect Americans around AI\u2019s use in mass surveillance.\n <\/p>\n \n Meanwhile, Anthropic announced a forthcoming powerful AI model called Mythos<\/a>, that it and experts have warned could be a \u201cwatershed\u201d moment for cybersecurity, allowing select groups to get early access to assess their cybersecurity risk.\n <\/p>\n \n The Office of Management and Budget has already told agencies it is preparing to give them access to Mythos to prepare, Bloomberg reported<\/a>. Axios reported the White House is also in discussion to gain access to Mythos. Anthropic declined to comment on whether the Trump administration was working to test Mythos.\n <\/p>\n