Anthropic: US has lifted export controls on Fable and Mythos AI models after security risk fears
Anthropic has said the US commerce department has lifted export controls on its Fable and Mythos AI models, less than three weeks after the company was ordered to suspend access to its most advanced AI models over national security risks.
“We’ll begin restoring access tomorrow,” Anthropic said in a statement on X late on Tuesday.
US authorities blocked access to the models on national security grounds several weeks ago, but in a letter to Anthropic seen by Reuters, US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, said the export controls were withdrawn and that a licence was no longer required for their export.
“Anthropic has agreed to proactively detect and address security risks associated with the models; to work diligently with the US government on protocols and standards and releases for Mythos, Fable, and future models; and to inform the US government of any malicious activity,” Lutnick said.
The US has stepped up oversight of new AI releases to identify potential threats amid concerns that the advanced models that are driving the sector’s boom and major capital investments could be misused by military intelligence users in China, Russia or other countries of concern.
Anthropic abruptly disabled its Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models following the export-control order on 12 June. On Friday, the US government allowed it to release Mythos 5 to some “trusted” US organisations, partially reversing the order.
The US government’s vetting of which companies can gain access to the models has drawn criticism.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said last week that extensive safety testing “is not a bad idea. I just don’t like the idea of the government picking the customers.”
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI delayed a full public launch of GPT-5.6 at the US government’s request, limiting its access to a small group of vetted partners.
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The US commerce department has lifted export controls on Anthropic's Fable and Mythos AI models, allowing the company to restore access starting Wednesday. The models were disabled on 12 June following an export-control order citing national security risks. Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick confirmed the decision in a letter to Reuters, stating that Anthropic agreed to proactively detect and address security risks, work with the US government on release protocols and standards, and report any malicious activity. The US has tightened oversight of advanced AI releases to identify potential threats, particularly regarding use by military and intelligence agencies in countries of strategic concern. On Friday, the government had already allowed limited access to some US-based trusted organisations. The government's selective vetting of which entities can access advanced models has drawn some criticism from industry leaders.
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Anthropic has said the US commerce department has lifted export controls on its Fable and Mythos AI models, less than three weeks after the company was ordered to suspend access to its most advanced AI models over national security risks.
“We’ll begin restoring access tomorrow,” Anthropic said in a statement on X late on Tuesday.
US authorities blocked access to the models on national security grounds several weeks ago, but in a letter to Anthropic seen by Reuters, US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, said the export controls were withdrawn and that a licence was no longer required for their export.
“Anthropic has agreed to proactively detect and address security risks associated with the models; to work diligently with the US government on protocols and standards and releases for Mythos, Fable, and future models; and to inform the US government of any malicious activity,” Lutnick said.
The US has stepped up oversight of new AI releases to identify potential threats amid concerns that the advanced models that are driving the sector’s boom and major capital investments could be misused by military intelligence users in China, Russia or other countries of concern.
Anthropic abruptly disabled its Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models following the export-control order on 12 June. On Friday, the US government allowed it to release Mythos 5 to some “trusted” US organisations, partially reversing the order.
The US government’s vetting of which companies can gain access to the models has drawn criticism.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said last week that extensive safety testing “is not a bad idea. I just don’t like the idea of the government picking the customers.”
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI delayed a full public launch of GPT-5.6 at the US government’s request, limiting its access to a small group of vetted partners.
With Reuters and Agence France-Presse
Read the full story at The Guardian ↗
The US commerce department lifted export controls on Anthropic's Fable and Mythos AI models less than three weeks after imposing restrictions Anthropic disabled Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models on 12 June following the export-control order Anthropic agreed to proactively detect security risks, coordinate with the US government on protocols, and report malicious activity The US is stepping up oversight of new AI releases to prevent misuse by military and intelligence users in China, Russia and other countries of concern The US government's vetting of which companies can access models draws criticism OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that the government picking customers is problematic, even if safety testing itself is reasonable
Read the full story at The Guardian ↗
- Anthropic's Fable and Mythos AI models have had export controls lifted by the US commerce department, less than three weeks after being restricted on national security grounds
- The company agreed to detect security risks, coordinate with the US government on protocols, and report malicious activity in exchange for restored access
- The US is increasing oversight of advanced AI model releases to prevent misuse by foreign militaries and intelligence agencies in China, Russia and other countries of concern