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How Amazon and the White House ended Anthropic's Fable
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Anthropic's much-anticipated, powerful Fable 5 AI model lasted days in the public's hands, after an urgent report from Amazon triggered a scramble inside the White House that ended in a dramatic Friday night takedown.
Key facts
- Anthropic's much-anticipated, powerful Fable 5 AI model lasted days in the public's hands, after an urgent report from Amazon triggered a scramble inside the White House that ended in a dramatic
- The government's response "seems way out of line with what's in the research report," Luta Security CEO Katie Moussouris, who Anthropic shared the Amazon report with, told Axios
- The episode highlights the administration and industry's reactionary approach to a technology that is moving at breakneck speed
- The implications were immediately felt within the company, where many foreign-born workers need access to Anthropic's models
Summary
The episode highlights the administration and industry's reactionary approach to a technology that is moving at breakneck speed. It raises questions about why Amazon would strike such a disruptive blow against a company in which it is a major investor. It also extends a long-running battle between the Trump administration and the company over what its models can do and how they can be used, offensively as well as defensively. Behind the scenes: Amazon called administration officials Thursday night to share a report showing how they were able to jailbreak and access portions of Anthropic's powerful new Mythos model that pose a national security threat, sources familiar told Axios.