AI security questions loom over NATO summit

Ah, the NATO summit, where the world's 'greatest alliance' gathers to negotiate who gets to borrow Uncle Sam's shiny new AI toys. President Trump enters with 'leverage' because the US has the most advanced AI tech, and he can decide which allies get access. Because nothing says 'collective defence' like a vendor lock-in with geopolitical strings attached.

And who's providing the tech? Anthropic's Claude Mythos — the model deemed so dangerous it was banned just weeks ago. US intelligence agencies have been testing it, presumably to ensure it can hallucinate threats with sufficient authority. The irony would be delicious if it weren't so terrifying: the AI system that was too risky for public release is now the arbiter of transatlantic security.

So NATO allies get to choose: accept access to a potentially rogue AI under US terms, or go it alone with inferior models. The alliance is already fraying over defence spending; now add AI dependency to the mix. Trump has essentially turned NATO into a subscription service, and the renewal fee is whatever he demands. As the Mythos model returns from its brief exile as we noted, one wonders if NATO's collective security was always just a negotiating tactic for the next big tech deal.