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Trump Administration Bans Anthropic AI Export, Researchers Warn Innovation Hit

6/22/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration banned export of Anthropic’s AI models Mythos and Fable 5 for national-security reasons.
The ban followed the June 9 release of Fable 5 after Amazon researchers flagged a jailbreak.
Anthropic shut down models within 90 minutes after a June 12 statement said it had only that time.
Dozens of cybersecurity researchers and AI executives signed an open letter urging a risk-assessment process, warning the ban could curb U.S. innovation.

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration banned export of Anthropic’s AI models Mythos and Fable 5 for national-security reasons.
The ban followed the June 9 release of Fable 5 after Amazon researchers flagged a jailbreak.
Anthropic shut down models within 90 minutes after a June 12 statement said it had only that time.
Dozens of cybersecurity researchers and AI executives signed an open letter urging a risk-assessment process, warning the ban could curb U.S. innovation.