In a development that links directly to those AI anxieties, The New York Times reported that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered a stark warning to major banks about Anthropic’s new, powerful AI technology — referred to as “Claude Mythos” in a preview briefing. The message was delivered in a hastily called meeting, suggesting urgency from the highest levels of U.S. financial oversight.
Details of the specific risks outlined remain sparse, but the fact that the Treasury Secretary personally convened the session signals that Washington views next-generation AI capabilities as a potential systemic concern for the financial sector. The warning lands in an environment already on edge: just hours earlier, the CEO of Anthropic’s chief competitor had his home firebombed.
