The US regime under President Donald Trump has ordered tech giant Anthropic to block foreign access to its powerful Mythos 5 and Claude Fable 5 AI models, citing national security concerns. The unprecedented directive applies to all foreign nationals and has driven a wedge between Washington and its allies.

Anthropic took both models completely offline to comply. The company had previously granted 200 institutions across 15 countries access to its Claude Mythos Preview for vulnerability testing. The public versions of Mythos 5 and Fable 5 were scheduled for release in early June.

Anthropic stated that the US regime did not provide a reason for the order, but it is understood that the Trump administration allegedly became aware of a method to "jailbreak" Fable 5. The ban sent shockwaves through Europe, which relies heavily on US-developed AI.

French President Emmanuel Macron called the Trump regime's order a "wake-up call" about AI dangers but deemed the restrictions "a bad thing." "The reaction is in some regards strictly nationalist," Macron said. European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier emphasized that security concerns are a "shared challenge."

G7 nations discussed a potential "trusted partner" scheme for access to advanced AI models. The US regime had briefly introduced a similar tiered model for AI chips in early 2025 under Biden, but the Trump administration scrapped it in May 2025.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that "the situation we're in collectively right now with Mythos and Fable is something that can happen with over-reliance." French politician Bruno Retailleau argued that AI should be treated as a matter of sovereignty, like nuclear power.

Experts say the incident is accelerating calls for self-reliance among US allies. European companies like Paris-based startup Mistral may benefit from the controversy, as governments grow uneasy about over-dependence on US-controlled technologies.

Source: www.aljazeera.com