Dario Amodei, founder of AI safety company Anthropic, met with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles to discuss the development of Mythos, a new AI model the company describes as too powerful to release publicly due to significant safety risks. The meeting is notable given that the Trump administration suspended all federal contracts with Anthropic earlier this year after the company demanded guarantees — such as a ban on use in autonomous weapons systems and mass civilian surveillance — that the White House rejected as unnecessary restrictions. A presidential spokesperson called the talks "productive and constructive," with both sides discussing potential cooperation, the balance between innovation and safety, and the need for the United States to maintain its lead over China in artificial intelligence development.