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Scoop: Trump admin blocks foreign access to Anthropic's most powerful AI

The move marks an escalation in Washington's effort to treat cutting-edge AI systems as national security assets.

Scoop: Trump admin blocks foreign access to Anthropic's most powerful AI

TL;DR

  • The Trump administration is preventing foreign access to Anthropic's advanced AI models, Mythos 5 and Fable 5.
  • This decision stems from national security concerns after a company allegedly managed to jailbreak one of Anthropic's models.
  • Anthropic has been placed on a Pentagon blacklist and a Commerce Department licensing regime.
  • As a result, Anthropic has cut off all customer access to these models.
  • A license will be required for any export, re-export, or domestic transfer of these specific Anthropic models.
  • Anthropic stated they believe this is a misunderstanding and are working to restore access.