US Lifts Export Controls on Anthropic AI Model After 2-Week Ban

The U.S. government has lifted export controls on Anthropic's advanced AI model, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, just 18 days after imposing them due to national security concerns. Anthropic announced on Monday that the Commerce Department had notified them of the decision, and they plan to resume services on July 1st.

Anthropic expressed gratitude to its users for their patience and everyone involved in facilitating the model's redeployment. This announcement followed U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's statement on social media platform X confirming the lifting of controls on Sonnet. She stated that the Commerce Department had worked closely with Anthropic over the past two weeks to analyze and approve the model.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is a version of Anthropic's cutting-edge 'Mythos' model, enhanced with safety features for public use. Previously, Anthropic had opted not to release Mythos directly, instead granting limited access to select companies for security testing. They launched Sonnet on June 9th, a model designed with restrictions to prevent dangerous responses on sensitive topics like hacking or weapons manufacturing.

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We will resume services tomorrow (July 1st) and thank our users for their patience and everyone who worked to redeploy the model.

However, on June 12th, the U.S. Commerce Department ordered a halt to Sonnet's services, citing concerns that safety mechanisms could be bypassed. CNN reported that Amazon discovered and reported the potential for bypass access during their testing of Anthropic's AI models earlier this month.

Meanwhile, OpenAI also recently released its latest model, GPT-4o, to a limited number of government-vetted partners on June 26th. OpenAI criticized the process, stating that such government control and approval procedures should not become a long-term standard.

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Over the past two weeks, we have worked closely with Anthropic to analyze and approve Fable 5.