Trump Administration Restricts Anthropic's Advanced AI Models
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Anthropic, Trump Administration
United States
Mid-June 2026
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The Trump administration issued an export control directive forcing Anthropic to take its advanced models, Mythos and Fable 5, offline. The government cited concerns over potential circumvention of safety guardrails and unauthorized access by foreign entities. The move has effectively created an ad hoc licensing regime for AI labs, causing significant disruption to Anthropic's operations and its customers.
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