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Encryption, spyware, and now Mythos: History shows why cyber export control doesn't work

The White House has ordered Anthropic to restrict the export of its powerful AI models Fable and Mythos, citing national security concerns. The company has since pulled the plug on both models, which have been unavailable for a week. This episode is the first real test of whether the U.S. government can use export cont

The White House has ordered Anthropic to restrict the export of its powerful AI models Fable and Mythos, citing national security concerns. The company has since pulled the plug on both models, which have been unavailable for a week. This episode is the first real test of whether the U.S. government can use export controls to contain frontier AI technology. The history of encryption and spyware shows that export controls are not effective in containing the proliferation of AI technology.

The White House has ordered Anthropic to restrict the export of its powerful AI models Fable and Mythos, citing national security concerns. The company has since pulled the plug on both models, which have been unavailable for a week. This episode is the first real test of whether the U.S. government can use export cont

  • The White House ordered Anthropic to restrict the export of its AI models Fable and Mythos due to national security concerns.
  • Anthropic quickly pulled the plug on both models, which have been unavailable for a week.
  • The episode is the first real test of whether the U.S. government can use export controls to contain frontier AI technology.
Miau Labs takeThe history of encryption and spyware shows that export controls are not effective in containing the proliferation of AI technology.