OpenAI and Anthropic are trying to strike a delicate balance: convincing Wall Street that their businesses are sound and fast-growing, while at the same time assuring governments and the world that their models don't pose unacceptable risks . Why it matters: Both companies are aiming for potentially record-breaking initial public offerings soon. Driving the news: OpenAI on Tuesday said it will soon release its Astra model broadly, but said the model has reached a "critical" cybersecurity threshold and that its most powerful capabilities in that area will be initially limited to trusted testers. - Anthropic, meanwhile, debuted updated versions of its latest Fable and Mythos releases designed to address key criticisms of the initial…
A staggering class divide now separates how Americans experience artificial intelligence : - For frontier power users, AI feels like a revolution: a force capable of conjuring companies, building software and solving complex problems at warp speed. - For the average person, it feels more like an evolution: a smarter search bar, a faster inbox, an ambient tech layer that saves time — but not much else. Why it matters: Trillions of dollars in economic value — and the livelihoods of millions of workers — are being staked on a technology that most Americans neither trust nor fully understand. - It's a new chapter in America's digital divide — the AI "haves," "have-nots" and "know-nots" — with profound implications for the future…
The U.S. Department of Commerce has given OpenAI the green light for a broad launch of its advanced GPT 5.6 model , a source familiar with the situation confirmed to Axios Tuesday. Why it matters: The government and the world's most advanced AI companies are negotiating how people get access to powerful technologies case-by-case, in real time. Driving the news: OpenAI expects to do a wide release of GPT 5.6 this week following additional testing and meetings between the company and government officials. - Testing was done by the Center for AI Standards and Innovation within the Department of Commerce, with OpenAI sending technical experts who have remained in D.C. to address any questions that arise, the source said. Context: OpenAI was…
OpenAI rolled out a cybersecurity model that rivals the capabilities of Mythos — without nearly as much fanfare or political pushback as Anthropic received. Why it matters: The seemingly straightforward model release raises questions about what actually triggered the Trump administration's concerns about Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5. Catch up quick: OpenAI debuted an update to GPT-5.5-Cyber on Monday as part of a slew of announcements aimed at deepening its work with cybersecurity companies and researchers. Yes, but: The new GPT-5.5-Cyber achieved an 85.6% score in CyberGym, an internal benchmark that measures whether an AI agent can reproduce known software vulnerabilities. - In comparison, Mythos 5 scored 83.8% on the same…
AI researchers and cybersecurity leaders fear the U.S. government is setting a precedent that may discourage American AI companies from building tools that help defenders identify and fix vulnerabilities. Why it matters: In trying to avert an AI hacking crisis, the Trump administration may end up making U.S. cyber defenses weaker, dozens of prominent security leaders warned. - Cybersecurity experts are worried about the long tail this ongoing feud will have on American cyber defenses. - "They've set a precedent that American models can't do defensive security research," former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos tells Axios. Driving the news: Stamos organized an open letter, signed by nearly 150 security leaders, calling on the Trump…
Anthropic has once again found itself in the Trump administration's crosshairs over an inability to communicate effectively, sources tell Axios. Why it matters: Governing the world's most consequential technology is coming down to speaking President Trump's language. - Anthropic failed to "honor" a recent cyber executive order, administration officials claim, and the company's purported failure to take the matter seriously led to its most powerful products being scrubbed from the internet. - "Everybody said Anthropic was a bad actor. Some of us said it was time to give them a chance. Now those people are questioning that. They screwed us," an administration official said. Catch up quick: On Thursday, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy called…
Senior technical Anthropic staff are in Washington to meet with White House officials to try to fix a dispute that has taken the company's top models offline , a source close to the company tells Axios. Why it matters: Anthropic is mobilizing quickly to make amends with the Trump administration, after safety concerns resulted in sweeping export controls on its most powerful models, Mythos and Fable. Driving the news: Administration officials claim Anthropic has not engaged in a serious manner. - But Anthropic technical staff have held virtual meetings with White House officials since the administration's initial outreach on Friday, according to the source. - Sources from both sides say they are eager to resolve the issue. This is a…
Anthropic's much-anticipated, powerful Fable 5 AI model lasted just days in the public's hands, after an urgent report from Amazon triggered a scramble inside the White House that ended in a dramatic Friday night takedown. Why it matters: The episode highlights the administration and industry's reactionary approach to a technology that is moving at breakneck speed. - It also raises questions about why Amazon would strike such a disruptive blow against a company in which it is a major investor . Behind the scenes: Amazon called administration officials Thursday night to share a report showing how they were able to jailbreak and access portions of Anthropic's powerful new Mythos model that pose a national security threat, sources familiar…
State of the Union: The technology company said it would disable Mythos 5 and Fable 5 for all customers. The post White House Bars Foreign Nationals From Anthropic’s ‘Mythos’ AI appeared first on The American Conservative .
The U.S. government directed the artificial intelligence company Anthropic to block all non-Americans from using two of its most powerful models, the firm announced Friday. Anthropic said in a statement that it would cut off all customers’ access to the models—Fable 5 and Mythos 5—to ensure compliance with the unprecedented directive. Mythos has alarmed U.S. officials because of its ability to exploit cybersecurity vulnerabilities, helping drive the Trump administration to issue an executive order earlier this month requesting that AI firms grant the government early access to cutting-edge models. Commerce Secretary Howard Luttnick had sent a letter to Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei on Friday informing him that the models would…Open
The San Francisco company said on Friday night that the federal government ordered the suspension of the two A.I. systems, citing national security concerns.