New Delhi, April 10 -- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell held an urgent meeting with the chief executives of banks this week to warn them about cybersecurity risks posed by Anthropic's latest AI model, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing people aware of the matter.

The high-level meeting comes after Anthropic rolled out its powerful Mythos AI model earlier this week but held back from a broader release, citing concerns that the system could expose previously unknown cybersecurity vulnerabilities, the agency report said.

Anthropic is also currently engaged in a conflict with the US Department of Defense. The dispute arises from the AI company's refusal to allow the federal government to use its ...