The EU shifted from institutional sidelining to active Commission engagement, but as of May 11 Anthropic is still holding out: CNBC reported that after 'four or five' meetings, EU-Anthropic discussions are 'not yet at the same stage as the solution we have on the table from OpenAI,' which granted EU access to GPT-5.5-Cyber on May 7.
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CNBC: EU-Anthropic Mythos access talks stall at 'different stage' as OpenAI grants EU access to rival GPT-5.5-Cyber model
CNBC reported on May 11 that Anthropic is still holding out on releasing Mythos to the European Union, despite the EU Commissioner's office having held 'four or five' meetings with the company. An EU official stated that discussions with Anthropic are 'not yet at the same stage as the solution we have on the table from OpenAI,' referring to OpenAI's May 7 decision to grant EU access to its rival GPT-5.5-Cyber model.
The EU-Anthropic access gap now has a direct competitive dimension: OpenAI has leapfrogged Anthropic in EU engagement by granting preview access to its rival cyber model, publicly exposing Anthropic's Mythos holdout and adding pressure on Anthropic to accelerate EU discussions.
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Bloomberg/Reuters: EU Economy Commissioner Dombrovskis confirms European Commission met with Anthropic and is assessing Mythos implications under EU law
Bloomberg reported on May 4 that the European Commission is in talks with Anthropic about getting European companies and banks tested for vulnerabilities that Mythos might expose. EU Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis stated: 'The commission representatives met with Anthropic and was briefed on technical details around cyber capabilities and the risk of this Mythos preview, so we are currently assessing possible implications in light of the EU policies and legislation.' Reuters separately confirmed the statement the same day. The talks mark a shift from the EU's earlier position of limited visibility into Mythos while the UK AISI directly evaluated the model.
A named EU Commissioner publicly confirming that Commission representatives have directly met with Anthropic and are assessing Mythos against EU policies and legislation upgrades Brussels from institutional sidelining to active engagement — potentially linking Mythos to EU AI Act enforcement scope and European banking regulators.
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