US Order Forces Anthropic to Pull AI Models Globally
AI company Anthropic shut down two advanced AI tools on Friday. The tools are called Fable 5 and Mythos 5.
The US government ordered Anthropic to block foreign users from accessing them. The government cited national security concerns.
Anthropic said checking users' nationality was not practical. So the company shut down both tools for all users worldwide.
Anthropic had released Fable 5 to the public earlier this week. That release sparked concerns about cybersecurity and hacking.
Those concerns led to the suspension. Anthropic criticized the order.
It said the hacking concern was narrow. It also said other public AI tools like GPT-5.5 have the same ability. Sources say this appears to be the first time a major AI company has taken a public AI tool offline due to a government order.
Key Terms 4
- Anthropic A US company that builds advanced AI tools
- export-control directive A US government order limiting who can access certain technology
- cybersecurity Protecting computer systems from hacking or attacks
- GPT-5.5 A rival AI tool made by US company OpenAI