Anthropic suspends new AI models after government directive (opens original article in a new tab)

The U.S. government ordered Anthropic to restrict access to its new AI models Fable 5 and Mythos 5, leading the company to suspend all customer access. The directive aims to prevent foreign nationals from using these powerful AI systems, which have significant security implications.

• U.S. government directed Anthropic to block foreign nationals from accessing Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models
• Anthropic suspended all customer access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 to comply with the directive
• Fable 5 and Mythos 5 are powerful AI models with different access restrictions based on security concerns
• The directive came from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick with help from Bureau of Industry and Security officials