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Bloomberg: Scott Bessent and Jerome Powell Call Urgent Wall Street Meeting on Anthropic Model Risk

Bloomberg: Scott Bessent and Jerome Powell Call Urgent Wall Street Meeting on Anthropic Model Risk

According to the new report, the Bank of England is preparing talks with financial firms on Anthropic model risks as UK, U.S., and Canadian authorities coordinate on related cybersecurity concerns.

Fact Check
The core claim is strongly supported by Bloomberg’s 'Anthropic Model Scare Sparks Urgent Bessent, Powell Warning to Bank CEOs,' which directly states that Scott Bessent and Jerome Powell summoned Wall Street leaders to an urgent meeting over concerns that Anthropic’s latest AI model could increase cyber risk. Reuters’ 'Bessent, Powell warned bank CEOs about Anthropic model risks, sources say' independently corroborates that U.S. officials met major bank CEOs to discuss these risks and describes the concern that the model could help uncover software vulnerabilities with consequences for the financial system. The user’s wording 'U.S. officials met major bank leaders to assess whether Anthropic’s latest AI system could create cyber threats for the financial sector' matches the substance of both reports. The only caveat is that some specifics, such as exact attendee lists or model details, rest on source-based reporting rather than a public official transcript.
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Summary

Bloomberg reported that concerns over cybersecurity risks tied to Anthropic’s ClaudeMythosPreview have expanded beyond the earlier U.S. emergency meeting to include planned discussions by the Bank of England with financial institutions. The update says UK regulators are coordinating with U.S. and other counterparts, while the Federal Reserve, U.S. Treasury, and Bank of Canada have also held meetings on related risks. This broadens the issue from a U.S.-focused warning to a cross-border regulatory response involving multiple major financial authorities.

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  • Federal Reserve: The U.S. central bank, which oversees monetary policy and plays a key role in financial stability and bank supervision.