Amazon CEO Andy Jassy was among tech leaders who raised concerns to senior Trump administration officials about security risks in Anthropic’s most advanced AI models, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

US Government Action

Citing national security concerns, the Trump administration directed Anthropic to block any foreign nationals, whether inside or outside the US, from using its latest models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5. In response, Anthropic said it would disable access to the models globally.

In a blog post, Anthropic said the US government believes there is a method of bypassing, or “jailbreaking,” a safeguard that would prevent Fable 5 from being used in identifying software vulnerabilities.

The US government restrictions came in the form of an export control, Anthropic said in its blog post. The US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security, which oversees export controls, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Expert Reaction

Some experts who favor export controls on advanced AI models found the Trump administration’s action puzzling because it affects allied nations as well as adversaries.

“This was not well thought-out,” said Jimmy Goodrich, a senior fellow at the University of California’s Institute for Global Conflict and Cooperation. “It even bans Canadians and Brits employed at Anthropic from doing research and development.”

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