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Cybersecurity vets protest ‘dangerous’ US government ban on Anthropic’s most powerful models
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A group made up of dozens of cybersecurity experts, including several well-known veterans of the industry, published an open letter to the U.S. government asking it to lift the export control order on Anthropic’s Fable and Mythos models.
Key facts
- But Moussouris said that the paper did not demonstrate a real jailbreak
- To pull the best capabilities away from defenders without a good reason when our adversaries are rapidly advancing is dangerous,” read the letter
- On Friday, the U.S. government ordered Anthropic to limit the export of Fable and Mythos, citing national security concerns, without explaining the specific reasons behind the order, according
- When Mythos launched as a preview in April, Anthropic claimed it was so powerful at finding security vulnerabilities that the company needed to tightly restrict access to prevent malicious hackers
Summary
According to the open letter, “this action has taken the best models away from defenders” who now can’t use the models to find vulnerabilities and make their software and products more secure. “To pull the best capabilities away from defenders without a good reason when our adversaries are rapidly advancing is dangerous,” read the letter. On Friday, the U.S. government ordered Anthropic to limit the export of Fable and Mythos, citing national security concerns, without explaining the specific reasons behind the order, according to Anthropic.