Cybersecurity vets protest ‘dangerous’ US government ban on Anthropic’s most powerful models

[branfont]

A group made up of dozens of cybersecurity experts, including several well-known veterans of the industry, published an open letter to the U.S. government asking it to lift the export control order on Anthropic’s Fable and Mythos models.

According to the open letter, “this action has taken the best models away from [cybersecurity] defenders” who now can’t use the models to find vulnerabilities and make their software and products more secure.

“To pull the best capabilities away from defenders without a good reason when our adversaries are rapidly advancing is dangerous,” read the letter.

On Friday, the U.S. government ordered Anthropic to limit the export of Fable and Mythos, citing national security concerns, without explaining the specific reasons behind the order, according to Anthropic. In response, the company suspended access to the models to all users worldwide.

 

 

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/15/cybersecurity-vets-protest-dangerous-us-government-ban-on-anthropics-most-powerful-models/

[neufuse Veteran]

Remember when the PS2 was banned from export because "its too high tech".. "it could be used for missiles".....

[branfont]

On 16/06/2026 at 11:59, neufuse said:

Remember when the PS2 was banned from export because "its too high tech".. "it could be used for missiles".....

I still don't see why they did that, it wasn't made in the usa, but the american government likes to get its little grubby hands into everything!

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On 16/06/2026 at 19:50, branfont said:

I still don't see why they did that, it wasn't made in the usa, but the american government likes to get its little grubby hands into everything!

It was Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry that temporarily placed the console on an export restriction to anywhere because it's high-speed graphic processing supposedly could be used for missile guidance. It was later allowed for export to the US, Europe, and other allies but still restricted for some countries like Iraq. Did the US lobby for that? Probably but it's weird to word your comment like the US had total over that.