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Trump Blocks Anthropic AI Export, $60B IPO Planned

6/19/2026

Summary

Trump Blocks AI

President Donald Trump imposed export controls on Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 on June 12, blocking foreign access.
Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown and CEO Sarah Heck met Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Cyber Director Sean Cairncross, suspended access and began drafting a framework with the White House.
Despite the shutdown, Anthropic plans an IPO that could raise $30-$60 billion, while 170 tech executives warned the ban threatens U.S. AI leadership.

Summary

Anthropic Limits Access

Anthropic limited Mythos Preview to Glasswing members after finding thousands of OS and browser flaws.
Dragos CTO Jon Lavender and Cisco Systems still have access to Mythos Preview.
ENISA was told Friday it would lose Glasswing access.
G7 leaders are discussing limited trusted-ally access to advanced U.S. AI models for security.
Anthropic said only Fable 5 and Mythos 5 are disabled; other models stay operational.

Summary

Anthropic Opens Seoul

Anthropic opened its office in Seoul on June 18, 2026.
It signed an MOU with the Ministry of Science and ICT and partnered with SK Telecom, LG CNS, Naver Cloud and the AI Research Lab.
Korea director KiYoung Choi said Korean teams view innovation and safety as inseparable.
South Korea ranked 12th globally in per-capita Claude usage per Anthropic’s March 2026 report.
SK Telecom lost Mythos access through Project Glasswing after U.S. restrictions.

History

Historical Context

In May 2019 the Commerce Department added Huawei and about 70 foreign affiliates to the Entity List after the 2018 NDAA barred its gear from U.S. federal use. That precedent now guides the White House’s export limits on Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models, showing a continued U.S. push to curb Chinese-linked technology and extend security controls to advanced AI.

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Trump Blocks AI

President Donald Trump imposed export controls on Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 on June 12, blocking foreign access.
Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown and CEO Sarah Heck met Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Cyber Director Sean Cairncross, suspended access and began drafting a framework with the White House.
Despite the shutdown, Anthropic plans an IPO that could raise $30-$60 billion, while 170 tech executives warned the ban threatens U.S. AI leadership.

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