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Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI are all positioning as security infrastructure for governments.

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Anthropic scaled Claude Mythos to critical infrastructure across 15+ countries via Project Glasswing (TechCrunch), while OpenAI is rolling GPT-5.5-Cyber to vetted EU governments and institutions (LLM Stats). The frontier labs are reframing themselves as security vendors to the state. Pair that with the EO's clearinghouse and the direction is clear: model providers and governments are entangling fast.

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