Policy clashes push Anthropic's flagship AI offline
TL;DR
Anthropic's Mythos and Fable were taken offline after the White House imposed export controls tied to a cyber executive order; Anthropic says it had explicit government approval to deploy Fable, while officials say the company failed to heed the order and distributed a jailbreak. The spat highlights regulatory and communication hurdles as the government moves to govern frontier AI, with Commerce, CIA, and White House science staff set to meet to align on safeguards and compliance.
- "They screwed us": Personality clashes sent Anthropic's models offline Axios
- Donald Trump’s blocking of Anthropic is capricious and chaotic The Economist
- Cyber leaders urge US to lift curbs on Anthropic's security models Reuters
- Anthropic Dispatches Staff to D.C., Racing to Resolve AI Export Restrictions WSJ
- Scoop: Anthropic flies staff to D.C. to clean up White House fight Axios
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