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Mythos complicates the breakup, confirms Pentagon CTO, but Anthropic is still barred
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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 government agencies.
Key facts
- With Anthropic, they're a supply chain risk," Michael said in the interview on Squawk Box
- The DoD CTO told CNBC's Becky Quick on Friday that, as far as his department is concerned, Anthropic is still a supply chain risk that it doesn't want in its systems
- The Mythos issue … is a separate national security moment," Michael said
- 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 government
Summary
The DoD CTO told CNBC's Becky Quick on Friday that, as far as his department is concerned, Anthropic is still a supply chain risk that it doesn't want in its systems. "The Mythos issue … is a separate national security moment," Michael said. Rumors that the administration's stance toward Anthropic, following an acceptable use dispute with the Pentagon, was softening have been swirling since mid-April, when it was reported that the National Security Agency was using Mythos. "With Anthropic, they're a supply chain risk," Michael said in the interview on Squawk Box.