The emergence of a new generation of artificial intelligence has set off alarms in Washington. The Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, and the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, have urgently convened the main executives of Wall Street due to fear of a significant increase in cyber risks.
According to sources familiar with the meeting, the meeting was held this Tuesday at the Treasury headquarters with a clear objective, to warn the financial sector about the potential impact of the new artificial intelligence models developed by Anthropic.
Fear of a new wave of cyberattacks
At the center of the concern is Mythos, the company's latest AI system, which —according to authorities— could facilitate more sophisticated, automated, and difficult-to-detect attacks.
Washington's message to big banks was direct: prepare for a scenario in which artificial intelligence multiplies digital threats. The concern is not limited to a specific model, but to the domino effect that the development of similar technologies could generate in other companies in the sector.
Direct pressure on Wall Street
During the meeting, Bessent and Powell urged banks to strengthen their cybersecurity systems and anticipate possible vulnerabilities, in a context in which the speed of AI evolution is surpassing the adaptation capacity of many institutions.
The move reflects a change in tone in U.S. authorities, who go from seeing artificial intelligence as an opportunity to also treating it as a systemic risk to financial stability.
Although the meeting focused on financial entities, the warning has much broader implications. The concern in Washington suggests that the new generation of AI will not only transform the economy, but also could redefine the balance in the field of cybersecurity on a global scale.