Amazon Raised Concerns Over Anthropic AI Security Before U.S. Crackdown

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy was among tech leaders who voiced concerns to senior Trump administration officials regarding the security risks associated with Anthropic's most advanced AI models, according to a source familiar with the matter.

The U.S. government, citing national security concerns, issued an order directing Anthropic to prevent any foreign nationals, both within and outside the United States, from accessing its latest models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5. In response to this directive, Anthropic announced it would disable access to these models worldwide.

Anthropic explained in a blog post that the U.S. government believes a method exists to bypass safeguards designed to prevent Fable 5 from being used to identify software vulnerabilities. The restrictions were implemented as an export control measure by the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security.

Some experts who support export controls on advanced AI models found the administration's action perplexing, as it impacts allied nations alongside adversaries. Jimmy Goodrich, a senior fellow at the University of California's Institute for Global Conflict and Cooperation, commented, "This was not well thought-out. It even bans Canadians and Brits employed at Anthropic from doing research and development." The order arrived as a previous dispute between Trump administration officials and Anthropic, which has confidentially filed for a U.S. IPO, showed signs of easing across parts of the U.S. government.

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This was not well thought-out. It even bans Canadians and Brits employed at Anthropic from doing research and development.