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Anthropic Ordered to Ban Non-Americans from Accessing AI Models Claude Fable 5
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In Short: Anthropic, an artificial intelligence company, has been ordered by the U.S. Department of Commerce to suspend foreign nationals from using its advanced AI models Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5.
In a statement, Anthropic announced it was ordered to abruptly disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all customers to ensure compliance with the U.S. government's directive.
The company stated that US national security authorities had not identified specific concerns but believed a method of bypassing, or 'jailbreaking', Fable 5 had been demonstrated.
Anthropic had previously enabled pre-release access for a few organizations due to the tool's potential to exploit or hack systems, acknowledging its capabilities exceeded those of any model previously released.
The European Union's access to Mythos earlier in June highlighted the need for technological sovereignty, according to a spokesperson from the European Commission.
This development comes after Anthropic found itself in the crosshairs of the Trump administration, with a recent ruling by a U.S. judge allowing government agencies and military contractors to continue using the company's services.
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- In a statement published on its website, Anthropic said it was ordered to suspend foreign nationals from using Claude Fable 5, a program that the company self-described as "too powerful".
- "The net effect of this order is that we must abruptly disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all our customers to ensure compliance," the company wrote.
- Anthropic said US national security authorities had not identified specific concerns.
- "Our understanding is that the government believes it has become aware of a method of bypassing, or 'jailbreaking' Fable 5," the company said.
- "We reviewed a demonstration of this specific technique being used to identify a small number of previously known, minor vulnerabilities," Anthropic said.
- Anthropic said it enabled pre-release access for a handful of organisations because the tool was so intelligent that it could be dangerous because of its ability to exploit or hack computer systems.
- "Fable's capabilities exceed those of any model we've ever made generally available," the company said.
- The European Union, which gained access to Mythos earlier in June after weeks of talks, said the latest development further underlined "Europe's need for technological sovereignty".
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- BBClink