What to know about the Anthropic models takedown

Anthropic took down its newest AI models last week, after the Trump administration slapped the company with an export control order requiring it to block foreign nationals from accessing its latest technology.

The order comes amid concerns about the potential capability to bypass the models’ guardrails, sparking yet another dispute between Anthropic and the administration.

Here’s what to know about the situation:

Anthropic pulls Fable, Mythos models over ‘jailbreak’ concerns

Just days after releasing its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, Anthropic announced Friday that it was removing access to both in response to the administration’s directive, which cited national security concerns.

The pair are based on the company’s new, more powerful Mythos model. It initially declined to offer Mythos to the public amid concerns about boosting hacking capabilities, instead providing limited access to certain companies and government agencies.

Anthropic opted to release Fable 5 last week with guardrails in place meant to prevent potentially dangerous uses. Mythos 5, which was offered to a smaller contingent of cyber-defenders and infrastructure providers, had fewer safeguards than its counterpart.

The concerns about a potential “jailbreak” of these guardrails were reportedly first raised by Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. Amazon has invested in Anthropic, most recently committing $5 billion to the AI startup on top of an earlier $8 billion.

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