Anthropic heads to Washington after US blocks foreign AI access
What's new: The order forced Anthropic to shut Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all customers, not just foreign nationals.
Anthropic sent senior staff to Washington on Monday to press the Trump administration to reverse an export control order that cut off foreign nationals from its newest AI models. To comply, the company disabled Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all customers after receiving the directive Friday, even though the order applied to foreign users inside and outside the United States. CNBC reported the action cited unspecified national security authorities. The dispute deepens a broader clash between Anthropic and the US government after the Defense Department labeled the company a supply chain risk in March, barring defense contractors from using its technology. Anthropic is already suing over that designation.