The Pentagon's cyber warfare division has established a special task force to accelerate the integration of advanced AI tools with powerful hacking capabilities. This was reported by Politico citing sources.
The initiative will bring together representatives from Cyber Command and the NSA to explore how the Pentagon can safely implement leading models across all aspects of its operations.
This involves assessing the potential use of neural networks in "high-level" systems containing some of the most classified information.
The initiative highlights the Pentagon's concern over the sudden emergence of privately developed neural networks capable of identifying vulnerabilities in digital systems faster than the world's best hackers.
In light of these concerns, the Trump administration is preparing an executive order to oversee AI in cybersecurity. The document may introduce a voluntary scheme for AI developers to engage with U.S. authorities.
According to media reports, companies will be asked to submit their developments to the government 90 days before public release. Another proposal involves granting early access to operators of critical infrastructure, including banks.
Discussions intensified following the release of Mythos by Anthropic. In April, the company announced that the preview version of the model had discovered thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities, including in major operating systems and browsers.
Instead of a public release, the firm launched Project Glasswing—an initiative involving AWS, Apple, Broadcom, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Google, JPMorgan Chase, Linux Foundation, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Palo Alto Networks to test the tool in secure conditions.
In April, it was revealed that the NSA is using Mythos, despite the startup's conflict with the Pentagon. It is unclear how the agency is applying the company's AI, but others are using it to scan their own environments for vulnerabilities.
Disagreements between Anthropic and the Pentagon arose from the firm's reluctance to allow the use of AI models for mass surveillance of U.S. citizens and the development of autonomous weapons. As a result, Trump instructed all federal agencies to completely cease using the firm's technologies within six months.
It is worth noting that in May, the U.S. Army convened leading contractors to integrate AI into weaponry.