NSA Using Anthropic's Mythos Despite Pentagon Blacklist — Cybersecurity Needs Override Supply-Chain Dispute

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Axios reports the NSA is using Anthropic's Mythos Preview model despite top DoD officials insisting Anthropic is a 'supply chain risk' after the company refused to make Claude available for mass domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons. The 464-point HN story (322 comments) reveals the Pentagon moved in February to cut off Anthropic and force vendors to follow suit, while simultaneously the military broadens use of the tools. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei met White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and Treasury Secretary Bessent on Friday to discuss cross-department engagement with Mythos.