Gov. Wes Moore is turning Government House into an AI war room this Monday, hosting a closed-door dinner with top tech executives in Annapolis as Maryland scrambles to brace for what officials are calling the “Mythos era” of AI-fueled cyber threats. The private sit-down comes as researchers and companies warn that cutting-edge models can help uncover and even exploit software vulnerabilities at scale.
As first reported by Axios, Moore has invited executives from Microsoft and other major tech firms and is expected to press them on how states can protect critical infrastructure and workers. The outlet also reports that former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is slated to attend and that Moore has already held private conversations with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. Axios quoted Moore’s spokesperson, Ammar Moussa, calling the governor "a realist" and saying Moore believes the federal government has not done enough on AI policy.
Mythos and the cybersecurity alarm
Anthropic says its new Claude Mythos Preview is “strikingly capable at computer security tasks” and has already identified thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities across major operating systems and browsers, prompting the company to restrict access to a vetted group. As detailed on Anthropic’s Red Team page, the company is distributing Mythos through a controlled effort called Project Glasswing so partner firms can hunt down and patch bugs before attackers find them.
Coverage by Fortune and other outlets has chronicled the rollout and the nervous buzz around it in the security world, where the idea of an AI system supercharging both defense and offense has landed like a flashing-red warning light.
Federal alarms and industry follow-ups
Those Mythos findings have quickly climbed the ladder to Washington. Anthropic’s CEO has met with White House officials and regulators as federal agencies and major financial firms weigh how the model could affect national security and the software supply chain. The White House said the talks centered on how to balance innovation with safety, according to the AP, which notes that Project Glasswing already involves heavyweight cloud, chip, and security vendors.
Why Maryland is watching
For Maryland, this is not an abstract tech debate. The state is home to Fort Meade, headquarters of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, which makes cyber defense a day-to-day local concern, according to the NSA. Moore has framed the dinner as part of a broader state-led response, arguing that Washington has not managed AI risks aggressively enough and that states have to start preparing on their own. Axios reports he plans to push executives not only on digital defenses, but also on workforce impacts and how Maryland can position itself to benefit economically.
What to expect
The meeting is private, so no one is expecting a sweeping new policy to be unveiled the next morning. But officials and executives could walk away with concrete steps, such as sharing more defensive tools, piloting joint programs and tightening coordination between state agencies and industry. Tech and policy watchers say the dinner is as much about positioning and political signaling as it is about immediate fixes, and Anthropic’s Mythos revelations have turned what might have been a routine roundtable into a higher-stakes session heading into the next election cycle.
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