AXIOS (Alex Isenstadt) - Scoop: Trump admin blocks foreign access to Anthropic's most powerful AI
The Trump administration is blocking foreign governments, companies and individuals from accessing Anthropic's most advanced AI models . Why it matters: The move marks an escalation in Washington's effort to treat cutting-edge AI systems as national security assets. - Anthropic now finds itself on a Pentagon blacklist deeming it too dangerous for the government's own use, and in a Commerce Department licensing regime deeming it too dangerous for foreign use. Driving the news: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday sent a letter to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei saying that the Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models would be subject to export controls to any location outside of the U.S. and to all foreign persons within the country. - An…