Overview
- The White House has directed that Anthropic’s top models, Mythos and Fable 5, be accessible only to U.S. citizens, a move the company publicly rejected.
- Officials cited a discovered jailbreak that can bypass the models’ safety guards as the basis for the restriction.
- Anthropic posted an official statement opposing the order and said it would cut or limit access to the two models globally in response to the government demand.
- Reports say the restriction may extend to foreign-national employees and contractors, which industry experts warn could hinder development by removing key talent from model work.
- Anthropic had previously described Mythos as highly risky and released Fable 5 with strengthened safety measures, and observers say this action may set a precedent for broader U.S. controls on advanced AI.