{"id":72529,"date":"2026-06-13T05:20:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T05:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/72529\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T05:20:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T05:20:20","slug":"scoop-trump-admin-blocks-foreign-access-to-anthropics-most-powerful-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/72529\/","title":{"rendered":"Scoop: Trump admin blocks foreign access to Anthropic’s most powerful AI"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Trump administration is blocking foreign governments, companies and individuals from accessing Anthropic’s most advanced AI models<\/a> \u2014 leading the company to cut off all customer access altogether.<\/p>\n

Why it matters: The move marks an escalation in Washington’s effort to treat cutting-edge AI systems as national security assets.<\/p>\n

Anthropic now finds itself on a Pentagon blacklist<\/a> deeming it too dangerous for the government’s own use, and in a Commerce Department licensing regime deeming it too dangerous for foreign use.<\/p>\n

Driving the news: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday sent a letter to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei saying that the Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models would be subject to export controls to any location outside of the U.S. and to all foreign persons within the country.<\/p>\n

An administration official told Axios the Commerce Department decided to take the action after another company claimed it was able to jailbreak Mythos, alarming the administration about possible national security risks.<\/p>\n

The administration tried to get Anthropic to pause releasing the latest models but was unsuccessful, the official said, prompting the export control letter.<\/p>\n

The model needs to remain locked down until the U.S. government’s national security apparatus is hardened, the official said, adding that could happen in the next few weeks.<\/p>\n

Zoom in: Per Commerce’s letter, a license will be required for the export, re-export or domestic transfer of those Anthropic models.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, Anthropic will have to submit an additional application for individually validated licenses.<\/p>\n

Failure to comply would result in financial and civil penalties.<\/p>\n

The other side: To ensure compliance, Anthropic said late Friday night it had to cut off<\/a> access to Mythos and Fable for all customers.<\/p>\n

“We believe this is a misunderstanding and are working to restore access as soon as possible,” the company said in a post to X.<\/p>\n

Context: The Trump administration earlier this month released an executive order to test the most advanced AI models before they are deployed.<\/p>\n

Anthropic has a partnership with the Center for AI Standards and Innovation at Commerce for pre-deployment testing.<\/p>\n

Yes, but: The executive order is voluntary and explicitly avoids a licensing regime \u2014 something White House chief AI adviser David Sacks was able to secure to avoid what he considers the “regulatory capture” of the biggest labs.<\/p>\n

An administration official said that Trump “does not want to hurt the industry and wants innovation to continue.”<\/p>\n

The bottom line: Anthropic’s running fight with the government just got more complicated.<\/p>\n

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with Anthropic’s statement. <\/p>\n

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