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Pentagon CTO: Anthropic barred despite NSA evaluating Mythos AI

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The Pentagon's Chief Technology Officer, Emil Michael, has clarified that Anthropic remains a supply chain risk and is barred from Department of Defense systems. Despite this, some government agencies, including the NSA, are evaluating Anthropic's Mythos model for its cybersecurity capabilities. Michael emphasized that this evaluation is for analysis and not operational deployment, and that the government is looking to understand various frontier models to address potential vulnerabilities. AI

IMPACT Government agencies are evaluating specialized AI models for cybersecurity, indicating a growing focus on AI for defense and vulnerability assessment.

RANK_REASON Government CTO clarifies policy on AI model usage despite conflicting agency actions.

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Pentagon CTO: Anthropic barred despite NSA evaluating Mythos AI

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Brandon Vigliarolo ·

    Mythos complicates the breakup, says Pentagon CTO, but Anthropic is still barred

    <h4>Emil Michael says agencies are evaluating the cybersecurity model, not deploying it</h4> <p>Pentagon CTO Emil Michael pushed back on reports of a thaw in the department’s relationship with Anthropic: The two are not getting back together, even as Mythos draws interest from go…

  2. Axios Technology TIER_1 English(EN) · Sam Sabin ·

    Scoop: NSA using Anthropic's Mythos despite Defense Department blacklist

    <p>The National Security Agency is using <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/16/anthropic-claude-opus-model-mythos" target="_blank">Anthropic's</a> most powerful model yet, <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/07/anthropic-mythos-preview-cybersecurity-risks" target="_blank">…

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