Cybersecurity executives urge the Trump administration to ease restrictions on Anthropic AI models :: WRAL.com
Publish Date: 2026-06-15 16:01:00
Source Domain: www.wral.com
- A group of cybersecurity executives and experts has requested the Trump administration to lift its directive restricting the use of Anthropic’s latest AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, by foreign nationals.
- Anthropic has taken these models offline in compliance with the government’s directive but argues that the government’s actions are not justified by the stated security concerns.
- Anthropic’s advanced AI models are capable of surpassing human cybersecurity experts in finding and exploiting computer vulnerabilities.
- Over 100 cybersecurity professionals, including leaders from companies like Adobe and Nvidia, have written a letter urging the government to reverse the export control decisions and to adopt an open, transparent process for future AI risk assessments.
- The letter argues that pulling these capabilities without reason could harm U.S. national security, given that China’s AI capabilities are quickly closing the gap and may have access to additional, undisclosed technology.
- President Trump signed an executive order aimed at assessing the national security risks of advanced AI systems before their public release.
- Anthropic’s tension with the Trump administration also includes a contract dispute with the Pentagon and a challenge against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s attempt to classify Anthropic as a supply chain risk, due to concerns about military applications of their technology.
