US orders Anthropic to disable AI models for all foreign nationals
Summary
The US government ordered Anthropic, an AI company, to block foreign nationals from using its newest AI software, citing national security concerns. This ban affects access to the AI models Fable 5 and Mythos 5, including foreigners currently in the US, leading Anthropic to cut off access to these users quickly.Key Facts
- Anthropic received the government order on a Friday evening to block all foreign nationals from using Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models.
- The government did not provide detailed reasons for the national security concerns behind the order.
- The ban also applies to foreign nationals living and working in the US, including employees at Anthropic.
- Mythos 5 is a powerful AI model used to find software security weaknesses, helping US agencies and companies improve cybersecurity.
- Fable 5, recently released and based on Mythos technology, has some cybersecurity and biotech features disabled.
- Anthropic believes the order may be linked to a small AI feature that reviews and fixes computer code errors.
- Competing AI models from other companies, like OpenAI’s GPT-5.5, have similar code-review features.
- Anthropic had recently urged AI companies worldwide to consider pausing the development of advanced AI to avoid losing control over the technology.
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