AXIOS (Sam Sabin) - Exclusive: OpenAI, Anthropic meet with House Homeland Security behind closed doors on cyber threats
OpenAI and Anthropic briefed House Homeland Security Committee staff on their new cyber-capable AI models and their implications for cybersecurity, Axios has learned. Why it matters: This is one of the first briefings that lawmakers have had with the AI giants about the cyber threats posed by their new models, including to under-resourced critical infrastructure sectors. State of play: Anthropic has held off on a public release of its Mythos Preview model due to its ability to quickly find and exploit critical security flaws. - OpenAI decided on a tiered approach for releasing its GPT-5.4-Cyber model. - Both companies are working with federal agencies to get them access to the models. Driving the news: OpenAI and Anthropic briefed…