Washington government is increasing oversight of new model releases to identify potential threats posed by advanced AI models
issued Wednesday, July 1, 2026 · 08:21 AM
[WASHINGTON] Anthropic announced on Tuesday (June 30) that the U.S. Department of Commerce has lifted export restrictions on its Fable and Mythos AI models, less than three weeks after the company was ordered to suspend access to its cutting-edge AI models due to national security risks.
Amid concerns that the advanced AI models that are driving the AI boom and large-scale capital investment could be misused by military intelligence users from China, Russia, and other countries of concern, the U.S. government is increasing its oversight of the release of new models to identify potential threats.
Anthropic abruptly disabled its Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models following an export control order on June 12th.
Anthropic announced Friday that the U.S. government has allowed it to release its Claude Mythos 5 artificial intelligence model to some “trusted” U.S. organizations, partially reversing the order. “We will begin restoring access tomorrow,” Anthropic said in a statement regarding X.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in a letter to Anthropic seen by Reuters that export restrictions have been lifted and permits are no longer required to export Mythos and Fable models.
“Anthropic has agreed to proactively detect and address security risks associated with its models, to cooperate diligently with the U.S. government regarding protocols and standards and releases for Mythos, Fable, and future models, and to notify the U.S. government of any malicious activity,” Lutnick said. But the government’s scrutiny of which companies have access to these models has drawn criticism.
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