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Trump’s Anthropic Crackdown Sets Off AI Alarms for U.S. Allies
The restriction hits Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable models as banks, law firms and government offices rush to adopt U.S. AI.
On Friday, the U.S. government ordered Anthropic to deny foreign nationals access to its newest artificial intelligence models, Fable and Mythos, asserting unprecedented authority over the technology.
The administration's sudden restriction followed a panic last week sparked by Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, who raised concerns about potential "proofs of concept" vulnerabilities within the Mythos-class models.
Nearly 150 security leaders, organized by former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos, urged President Donald Trump to reverse the move, while Katie Moussouris, CEO of Luta Security, warned it could hinder defenders.
The export ban has alarmed U.S. allies, with French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announcing Tuesday that the French civil service will switch to local startup Mistral AI.
This feud highlights the growing "AI war" as global leaders seek alternatives; critics fear the precedent weakens U.S. cyber defenses against adversaries like China.