Amazon CEO Andy Jassy raised security concerns about Anthropic's AI models before the Trump administration ordered a global shutdown. The export controls affect allies too.
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy was among tech leaders who flagged security risks in Anthropic's most advanced AI models to senior Trump administration officials this week, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Jassy's involvement sheds light on Anthropic's decision Friday to shut down its latest models globally after national security orders from the Trump administration.
The San Francisco-based AI startup, which has confidentially filed for a U.S. IPO, had previously warned about hacking capabilities in its Mythos model and held it back from wide release. Earlier this week, Anthropic rolled out a public version called Fable with what it described as cybersecurity safeguards.
That brief release ended Friday. In a blog post, Anthropic said the U.S. government told the company it believes there is a method of bypassing, or "jailbreaking," a safeguard against using the model to find cybersecurity holes. The bypass found only "minor" security flaws that other publicly available models can also find, Anthropic said.
The Trump administration ordered Anthropic to block any foreign nationals, whether inside or outside the U.S., from using both Fable 5 and Mythos 5, the company said. Anthropic responded by disabling access to the models globally.
Amazon did not confirm whether it spoke to government officials about Anthropic's models.
"As a leading cloud provider that serves a large number of private and public sector customers, it's not uncommon for governments to seek our counsel on potential security risks," an Amazon spokesperson told Reuters. "When they occur, we don't share the details of these discussions."
The Information earlier Saturday reported Jassy's concerns. The outlet, citing a U.S. official, later reported that the administration was unlikely to force other AI firms to abide by restrictions similar to those placed on Anthropic.
Reuters could not immediately verify the Trump administration's plans for regulating other firms.
The U.S. government restrictions came in the form of an export control, Anthropic said. The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security, which oversees export controls, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Some experts who favor export controls on advanced AI models found the Trump administration's action puzzling because it affects allied nations as well as adversaries.
"This was not well thought-out," said Jimmy Goodrich, a senior fellow at the University of California's Institute for Global Conflict and Cooperation. "It even bans Canadians and Brits employed at Anthropic from doing research and development."
The order came just as a previous dispute between Trump administration officials and Anthropic showed signs of easing across parts of the U.S. government.
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