The White House imposed export controls on Anthropic’s latest AI models, Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5, on Friday, effectively shutting down access to the systems immediately after their public release, according to reports. The action cited national security concerns, but no formal regulatory framework or public rulemaking process was invoked. The move came a day after Amazon warned that the models posed potential risks, officials said.
Anthropic, an AI safety startup founded in 2021 by former OpenAI employees, has publicly positioned itself as a proponent of responsible deployment. Despite voluntary safety commitments by major tech firms in mid-2023, executives have argued that such pledges lack enforceable standards, according to Cornelia C. Walther in “Human Leadership for Humane Technology: The New AI: Agency Ignited.” [3] The shutdown raises questions about how far the government is willing to go to regulate AI without legislative oversight.
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