China may have accessed Mythos
A report from Semafor says the White House's decision to impose export restrictions on Anthropic's Mythos AI was driven in part by fears that a China-linked group had accessed it. If the Chinese government had access to Mythos 5 or Fable 5, it would present a serious national security risk, including the possibility of reverse engineering the model through distillation. The White House has not confirmed the report, and Anthropic told Semafor that the government did not raise China during export-control discussions.
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- It wouldn't be the first breach of Anthropic's powerful AI.
The White House reportedly has suspicions that a China-linked group had access to Anthropic's powerful Mythos AI.
- The White House reportedly has suspicions that a China-linked group had access to Anthropic's powerful AI.
by Terrence O'Brien Jun 14, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC Link Share Gift Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Terrence O'Brien is the Verge's weekend editor.
- According to a new report from Semafor , the White House's decision to impose export restrictions on Anthropic's Mythos was driven in part by fears that it had been accessed by a group linked to China.
If the Chinese government actually had access to Mythos 5 or Fable 5, it would present a serious national security risk.
- The White House has not confirmed this report, and a post on X by Trump advisor David Sacks did not mention China.
Instead, Sacks focused on a reported ability for Fable and Mythos to be jailbroken , something that Anthropic has denied.
- The company has said that Mythos is too dangerous and powerful for public consumption, but a Discord group reportedly had access for two weeks before Anthropic discovered the breach and cut off access.
It wouldn't be the first breach of Anthropic's powerful AI. The White House reportedly has suspicions that a China-linked group had access to Anthropic's powerful Mythos AI. AI News Policy China may have accessed Mythos The White House reportedly has suspicions that a China-linked group had access to Anthropic's powerful AI.
The White House reportedly has suspicions that a China-linked group had access to Anthropic's powerful AI. by Terrence O'Brien Jun 14, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC Link Share Gift Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Terrence O'Brien is the Verge's weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget.
According to a new report from Semafor , the White House's decision to impose export restrictions on Anthropic's Mythos was driven in part by fears that it had been accessed by a group linked to China. If the Chinese government actually had access to Mythos 5 or Fable 5, it would present a serious national security risk. The government could also attempt to reverse engineer the model through distillation , a method in which a "student" AI is trained on a more advanced model to replicate its behavior.
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