Anthropic Mythos

Every major US AI lab is now under government pre-release review. Let that land for a second. Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and xAI just signed agreements to submit their unreleased AI models for security evaluation through NIST’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) — joining OpenAI and Anthropic, who were already on board. All five frontier labs. Government eyes on the code before it hits your screen. Six months ago, the Trump administration was actively dismantling AI safety guardrails. So what changed? ...

The same administration that revoked Biden’s AI executive order on Day One is now considering something arguably more interventionist: mandatory government review of AI models before they hit the public. If that sounds like whiplash, buckle up. What’s on the Table According to the New York Times, Reuters, and Bloomberg, the White House is discussing an executive order that would create a formal review process for new AI models before release. The NSA, Office of the National Cyber Director, and Director of National Intelligence would oversee evaluations — granting the government early access to frontier models without necessarily blocking their deployment. ...