Trump drops restrictions on Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable models

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The US has lifted a requirement that Anthropic obtain a license before exporting its Mythos and Fable models abroad, a requirement that effectively cut off public access to what are widely considered the most advanced AI models released to date. The AI lab said it would begin restoring access to the models on Wednesday, July 1. On June 12, the US government had added the products to its list of export-restricted technologies, meaning they could no longer be made available to foreign nationals without special approval. Complying with that rule proved impractical at scale, forcing Anthropic to end public access to the models altogether. Now, after weeks of talks, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said Anthropic “has agreed to proactively detect and address security risks associated with the models; to work diligently with the U.S. government on protocols and standards and releases for Mythos, Fable and future models; and to inform the US government of any malicious activity.” Anthropic had already publicly pledged to do much of this voluntarily, months before the export rule existed. That’s part of why cybersecurity experts were skeptical of the restrictions in the first place. To them, the ban looked less like a security fix and more like leverage, a way for the Trump administration to punish Anthropic for its executives’ public criticism of how the government, and the president’s political opponents, might use the technology. An executive order issued in June that signaled a desire to review models ahead of release was criticized by influential analysts like Dean W. Ball, who recently started a policy position at OpenAI. Flipper Device’s new Busy Bar is a customizable display for productivity Ford rehires ‘gray beard’ engineers after AI falls short Govee’s smart nugget ICE (immigration enforcement agency) maker makes every iced drink feel like a luxury Asian AI startups launch Mythos-like models as Anthropic’s export ban drags on Trump administration proposes axing brake-pedal requirement for AVs in a boost for Tesla Former Infosys chief has a new startup that wants to challenge the IT services world OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom