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US Authorities Demanded Anthropic Block Foreigners' Access to Two AI Models. Government Cited National Security Concerns

US authorities demanded that Anthropic suspend access to the Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models for all foreigners, including company employees both within and outside the US. Anthropic warned that due to this, they are forced to completely disable both models for all clients to comply with the government's requirement:

US Authorities Demanded Anthropic Block Foreigners' Access to Two AI Models. Government Cited National Security Concerns

TL;DR

  • US authorities have required Anthropic to block foreign access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models.
  • The government cited national security concerns, potentially related to a jailbreaking method for Fable 5.
  • Anthropic will temporarily disable both models for all clients to comply with the government's demand.
  • The company believes the government's decision is a misunderstanding, as their security tests did not identify major vulnerabilities.
  • Anthropic plans to restore access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5.
  • Other Anthropic AI models will not be affected by this decision.