Lutnick’s Anthropic crackdown claims new power over AI models (opens original article in a new tab)

The US Commerce Department expanded export control laws to restrict foreign access to Anthropic's AI models, raising legal concerns and prompting industry warnings about potential service disruptions.

• The US Commerce Department ordered Anthropic to get approval for foreign nationals to use its AI models, expanding export control laws.
• The move raises legal questions about whether using AI models counts as technology transfer, challenging past industry assumptions.
• Anthropic disabled access to its models, and the AI industry faces potential risks of service interruptions due to US government interventions.