US lifts export ban on Anthropic's advanced AI tools

The U.S. government has lifted an export ban on Anthropic's most advanced artificial intelligence tools, just weeks after restricting access due to national security concerns. The company announced it has begun re-enabling access to its Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models following notification from the U.S. Department of Commerce that the restrictions were removed.

The advanced AI tools were unexpectedly suspended on June 12 amid fears they could be exploited by cybercriminals to breach computer systems. The Department of Commerce, in a letter reviewed by the BBC, stated that Anthropic had addressed these risks. U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick informed the company that Anthropic had agreed to proactively monitor and mitigate security risks associated with the models.

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Anthropic has agreed to proactively monitor and mitigate the security risks associated with the models.

Lutnick also noted Anthropic's commitment to cooperate on future AI model releases and report any malicious activities. The Department of Commerce reserves the right to reconsider the decision if necessary. Mythos and Fable are AI models developed by Anthropic based on its Claude platform, a competitor to services like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini.

Fable 5 is described as a consumer-market version with advanced reasoning and independent task execution capabilities. Mythos 5, designed for businesses and cybersecurity experts, is reportedly capable of detecting and exploiting security vulnerabilities in code. Both models were initially launched on June 9.

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The Department of Commerce retains the right to reconsider the decision to lift export restrictions if the need arises.