Andy JassyAmazon CEO Andy Jassy reportedly raised concerns with U.S. government officials about the cybersecurity risks posed by Anthropic’s AI models before Washington moved to restrict access to the company’s AI models. wall street journal Report.
According to the report, Jassy told U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and others that Amazon researchers were using Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 model to obtain information that could be used in a cyberattack. Following these discussions, the U.S. government imposed export control restrictions on Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models.
In response to the report, an Amazon spokesperson said, “It is not unusual for governments to seek our advice regarding potential security risks,” but added that the company does not disclose details of such discussions. The spokesperson also pointed to the company’s latest update stating that Amazon Web Services (AWS) itself is affected by model restrictions.
According to information and ReutersAmazon, one of Anthropic’s largest investors, had raised concerns about the security implications of the company’s advanced AI models.
David Sachs, former White House AI czar and current co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, also weighed in on the issue. Sachs claimed that “highly trusted partners at both Anthropic and the U.S. government” had identified the model’s jailbreak vulnerability.
Sachs further claimed that the administration asked Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to address the vulnerabilities or withdraw the model, but Amodei refused.
However, Anthropic disputed this concern in a blog post, arguing that the capabilities cited by regulators are already available in other publicly accessible AI models.
