Trump drops restrictions on Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable models

The United States has removed the requirement for Anthropic to obtain a license before exporting its Mythos and Fable models abroad, a requirement that effectively blocks public access to what are widely considered the most advanced AI models released to date.

The AI ​​Lab said it will begin restoring access to models on Wednesday, July 1.

On June 12, the US government added the products to its list of technologies restricted for export, meaning they can no longer be made available to foreign citizens without special approval. Adhering to this rule proved impractical on a large scale, forcing Anthropic to end public access to the models altogether.

Now, after weeks of talks, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Anthropic has “agreed to proactively disclose and address security risks associated with the models; work diligently with the US government on protocols, standards, and releases for Mythos, Fable, and future models; and report any malicious activity to the US government.”

He was already anthropic Pledge publicly To do much of this voluntarily, months before the export rule even existed. This is part of the reason why cybersecurity experts exist Skeptical of restrictions In the first place. To them, the ban looked less like a security fix and more like leverage, a way for the Trump administration to punish Anthropic for its executives’ public criticism of how the government and the president’s political opponents used the technology.

Mythos was originally made available to a select group of organizations starting in April to allay concerns about its ability to identify and exploit software vulnerabilities, while a version called Fable was released. Released To the public in June with additional security barriers.

However, with Asian AI companies Beginning to release And its own AI models with near-legendary capabilities — among them Fujo and Tulunfeng — have been under pressure to ease the restrictions it imposes on Anthropics to ensure American AI can compete globally.

Last week, Lutnick authorized the release of Methos to select agents approved by the White House. Latest OpenAI models They were also released To a group of organizations approved by the Trump team, rather than the public.

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. An executive order was issued in June indicating a desire to review the models before release criticize By influential analysts like Dean W. Paul, who recently started a policy position at OpenAI.