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Lutnick’s Anthropic Crackdown Claims New Power Over AI Models
Bloomberg.com • • general
Key Points:
- The Trump administration has issued a Commerce Department order requiring Anthropic PBC to obtain US approval for foreign nationals to use its AI models Fable 5 and Mythos 5, marking an unprecedented use of export control laws.
- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick expanded export control regulations to include not just technology transfers but also the usage of advanced AI systems by foreign users.
- This move raises legal questions about the US government's authority to control access to AI technologies and has sparked concerns among developers and customers about potential government intervention on national security grounds.
