(Reuters) – The United States government on Friday allowed Anthropic to release its powerful Claude Mythos 5 AI model to some ‘trusted partners’, two weeks after ordering the AI company to suspend access to some of its models, citing national security concerns.
Anthropic abruptly disabled its most advanced AI models – Mythos 5 and Fable 5 – for all users following the government’s export control directive, which aimed to restrict access for foreign citizens.
More than 100 companies and institutions will now have access to Mythos 5, including many Fortune 500 companies, a source told Reuters on Friday.
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‘Since publishing my June 12 letter, Anthropic has been working with the US government to address the risks associated with the Covered Models. These efforts have produced significant progress,’ said US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick in the letter to Anthropic.
The letter did not mention the status of Fable 5.
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Lutnick had previously stated that he took action against Anthropic’s AI models because authorities feared they could be used by military intelligence services in China, Russia or other countries considered of interest.
“In just two weeks, we have worked diligently to ensure the United States remains a global leader in AI while protecting our security,” said a Commerce Department spokesperson.
The relationship between Anthropic, a company about to launch its IPO, with the US government has been turbulent this year. The company refused to allow the American military to use its AI models for domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons systems, and the government retaliated by including it on a national security blacklist.
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(Por Mrinmay Dey, Chris Thomas e David Shepardson)
