The Trump administration has effectively silenced Anthropic's most powerful AI models using export controls. According to TechCrunch, the Commerce Department barred non-American access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5, citing unspecified national security concerns. Anthropic complied by pulling both models. But security experts suggest the real motivation wasn't technical. Researchers argue that the alleged guardrail bypass—a difference between asking an AI to review code versus fix it—shouldn't have warranted an export ban. Dozens of cybersecurity veterans are now demanding the order be revoked, warning it strips U.S. defenders of critical tools. The underlying message: the government can unilaterally shut down any AI company, setting a dangerous precedent.

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