By Cris Tolomia

 

NEW YORK, 12 May. - (ANA) - The European Commission welcomed OpenAI's offer but said talks with Anthropic are at a different stage, with no access agreement in place.

 

OpenAI said Monday it would grant the European Union access to its new cybersecurity AI model, GPT-5.5-Cyber, while Anthropic has yet to offer the bloc similar access to its own model, Mythos.

 

European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier said the Commission welcomed OpenAI's engagement, including its intent to grant access to the new model. Despite having met with Anthropic on four or five occasions, the Commission had not yet entered into any conversations about obtaining access to that company's AI models, Regnier said.

 

Additional meetings between OpenAI and the Commission are scheduled for this week, Regnier said. He quoted the Commission's position that model access would enable it to "follow deployment of the model very closely, and address security concerns." On Anthropic, Regnier acknowledged ongoing contact but said the two situations were not comparable, describing the Anthropic talks as being at a "different stage" and "not yet at the same stage as the solution we have on the table from OpenAI."

 

Access to GPT-5.5-Cyber will be extended to a range of European stakeholders, OpenAI said, including businesses, governments, cybersecurity authorities, and EU bodies such as the EU AI office. The model is being made available through a limited preview aimed at vetted cybersecurity teams.   - (ANA) -

 

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