Mythos · Donald Trump · Anthropic · TechCrunch AI
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.
Key facts
- 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
- The Trump administration’s erratic approach to AI policymaking has left companies across the industry with little clarity about what will govern future model releases
- However, with Asian AI companies beginning to release their own AI models approaching Mythos-level capabilities, among them Fugu and Tulonfeng, the US government was under pressure to ease
Summary
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. 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.