Amazon CEO reportedly raised Anthropic model concerns before government crackdown
TechCrunch reports that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy may have been the source of the security concerns that led Anthropic to cut off worldwide access to two of its models. According to the Wall Street Journal, Jassy told Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other officials that Amazon researchers used Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 to obtain information usable in cyberattacks. The government then imposed an export control ban on the Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models.
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- Amazon CEO Andy Jassy may have been the source of security concerns that led Anthropic to cut off worldwide access to two models on Friday.
CEO reportedly raised Anthropic model concerns before government crackdown Amazon CEO Andy Jassy may have been the source of security concerns that led Anthropic to cut off worldwide access to two models on Friday.
- The government subsequently imposed an export control ban on the Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models.
An Amazon spokesperson said in a statement that while it's "not uncommon for governments to seek our counsel on potential security risks," the company does not "share the details of those discussions."
- The Information and Reuters similarly reported that Amazon (a major Anthropic investor ) had communicated concerns about the security of Anthropic's models.
David Sacks, Trump's former AI czar who now co-chairs the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, offered his own account of the discussions, claiming that "a highly credible trusted partner of both Anthropic and the USG [...]
- Sacks added, "The Admin asked [Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei] to fix the jailbreak or de-deploy the model.
Anthropic said in a blog post that the capabilities apparently causing government concern are already available in other publicly accessible models.
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- #Anthony Ha 17 minutes ago AI As Anthropic suspends access to new models, India debates its AI future Jagmeet Singh 14 hours ago AI Anthropic's safety warnings may have just backfired - the government has pulled the plug on its most powerful AI Connie Loizos 2 days ago Latest in AI AI As AI companies race to go public, who else is along for the ride?
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy may have been the source of security concerns that led Anthropic to cut off worldwide access to two models on Friday. CEO reportedly raised Anthropic model concerns before government crackdown Amazon CEO Andy Jassy may have been the source of security concerns that led Anthropic to cut off worldwide access to two models on Friday. The Wall Street Journal reports that Jassy told Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other government officials that Amazon researchers used Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 to obtain information that could be used in cyberattacks.
The government subsequently imposed an export control ban on the Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models. An Amazon spokesperson said in a statement that while it's "not uncommon for governments to seek our counsel on potential security risks," the company does not "share the details of those discussions." The spokesperson also pointed to an update stating that AWS has been affected by the model cut off.
The Information and Reuters similarly reported that Amazon (a major Anthropic investor ) had communicated concerns about the security of Anthropic's models. David Sacks, Trump's former AI czar who now co-chairs the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, offered his own account of the discussions, claiming that "a highly credible trusted partner of both Anthropic and the USG [...] came forward with a jailbreak."
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