White House · Mythos · Donald Trump · Anthropic · U.S. · United Kingdom · The Verge
Anthropic may bring Fable and Mythos back online, but the shutdown fired up sovereign AI efforts around the world
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At Washington’s request, Anthropic suddenly took its newest and most powerful AI models offline over the weekend.
Key facts
- The unprecedented shutdown of the Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, which were already subject to safeguards limiting their use in “high-risk areas”, that followed gave new force to long-running arguments
- In the UK, AI and online safety minister Kanishka Narayan did not mention Anthropic, Donald Trump, or the US directly, but used the shutdown to argue that Britain must develop its own AI capacity
- The American company said it had little choice after the White House demanded it block access for all foreign nationals, including its own employees
- At Washington’s request, Anthropic suddenly took its newest and most powerful AI models offline over the weekend
Summary
Anthropic may bring Fable and Mythos back online, but the shutdown fired up sovereign AI efforts around the world. The Trump administration’s action was swift, sweeping, and imposed with little warning or explanation. In the UK, AI and online safety minister Kanishka Narayan did not mention Anthropic, Donald Trump, or the US directly, but used the shutdown to argue that Britain must develop its own AI capacity, framing the issue as a matter of national security. In France, the reaction was more explicit, and more forceful in naming the US.