U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell convened an urgent meeting with bank CEOs this week to warn of cyber risks posed by Anthropic's latest AI model, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

The meeting at the Treasury Department in Washington aimed to ensure banks are aware of potential risks posed by Anthropic's Mythos and similar models.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell brought together a group of bank executives this week to discuss cybersecurity concerns in the wake of Anthropic’s new Mythos

CNBC's Hugh Son reports on Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent meeting with the heads of major U.S. banks to discuss the cyber threat of Anthropic’s new Mythos model.

The officials reportedly met with the chief executives of Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley in Washington on Tuesday.

U.S. Treasury Secretary ​Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell convened ‌an urgent meeting with bank CEOs this week to warn of cyber risks posed by Anthropic's latest AI model, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.