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Anthropic CEO Amodei meets Bessent, Wiles as U.S. reportedly using Mythos despite disputes
Bay Area Times
April 20, 2026
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1. Anthropic CEO Amodei meets Bessent, Wiles as U.S. reportedly using Mythos despite disputes
Wiles was reportedly circumspect on the Pentagon issue, saying “it’s in court.”
Safeguards around Anthropic’s code and model release decisions were also discussed.
Several U.S. government CIOs have requested access to Mythos but lack White House approval.
The NSA is reportedly using Mythos Preview.
Mythos is also reportedly widely used within the DoD despite its “supply chain risk” designation.
Mythos is raising concerns about heavier workloads for open-source maintainers amid a surge in bug reports.
Separately, Amodei said AI can only “diffuse at the speed of trust”; and trust is currently in short supply.
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3. Polymarket said to seek $400M at ~$15B valuation, below Kalshi’s $22B
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5. Cursor said to seek ~$2B at $50B+ valuation with a16z, NVIDIA
