Mythos Isn’t a ‘Doomsday Device,’ White House Adviser Sacks Says

April 30, 2026, 6:03 PM UTC

White House AI and crypto adviser David Sacks says Anthropic’s Mythos is not “magic” nor is it “a doomsday device,” according to a post on X.

  • Sacks adds that “these models do not create vulnerabilities; they discover them”
  • “Obviously it’s important that cyber defenders get access before cyber attackers. That process is already underway but needs to happen quickly,” he says
  • Sacks says Chinese AI models will have similar capabilities within six months
  • NOTE: Anthropic Plan to Expand Mythos Access Is Opposed by White House

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Tyler Clifford in Washington at tclifford13@bloomberg.net

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