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Trump Orders Anthropic AI Model Withdrawal Amid China Fears

6/16/2026

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The White House imposed export controls on Anthropic’s Mythos AI model after officials suspected China-linked access.
President Donald Trump ordered Anthropic to limit Mythos and Fable 5 to U.S. citizens, prompting model withdrawal.
Advisor David Sacks warned Fable 5 could be jailbroken, a risk that CEO Dario Amodei dismissed.
Anthropic said the White House never cited Chinese access, noting the firm already blocks China after Amazon reported a jailbreak.

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Story summary

The White House imposed export controls on Anthropic’s Mythos AI model after officials suspected China-linked access.
President Donald Trump ordered Anthropic to limit Mythos and Fable 5 to U.S. citizens, prompting model withdrawal.
Advisor David Sacks warned Fable 5 could be jailbroken, a risk that CEO Dario Amodei dismissed.
Anthropic said the White House never cited Chinese access, noting the firm already blocks China after Amazon reported a jailbreak.