Federal agencies test Anthropic's Claude Mythos AI hacking model despite Trump's February ban; Commerce Department, congressional staff evaluate cybersecurity capabilities amid Pentagon supply chain risk designation over CEO's refusal to allow lethal autonomous weapons use.

Federal agencies skirt Trump’s Anthropic ban to test its advanced AI model

The Commerce Department’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation and other government officials are quietly evaluating Anthropic’s new AI hacking capabilities.Anthropic's highly sophisticated Claude Mythos model has impressed — and worried — researchers because of its ability to unearth critical software flaws that even the brightest human minds have been unable to identify. | Joel Saget/AFP via Getty ImagesFederal agencies and government officials are quietly sidestepping President Donald Trump...