National Security AI News & Updates
US Export Control Forces Anthropic to Pull Advanced Models Offline Amid Political and Security Tensions
The US government forced AI safety lab Anthropic to take its advanced models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, offline following national security concerns and bypassed guardrails. While cybersecurity experts warn that removing the...
US DOJ Defends xAI's Unpermitted Power Turbines, Citing Military Reliance on Grok
The US Department of Justice has sided with xAI in a lawsuit over unpermitted gas turbines, citing national security and military operational needs. The DOJ revealed that xAI's Grok is actively used in mission-critical d...
US Government Unilaterally Forces Anthropic to Pull Advanced Models Offline Citing Obscure Export Controls
The U.S. Commerce Department forced Anthropic to take its advanced Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models offline by invoking an obscure export control directive over unspecified national security concerns. While officially linked...
US Government Forces Anthropic to Disable Flagship Claude Models
The U.S. government has ordered Anthropic to suspend access to its most powerful AI models, Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5, citing national security and potential jailbreak concerns. Anthropic has complied with the d...
US Government Considers Equity Stake in OpenAI to Seed Public Wealth Fund
The Trump administration is reportedly discussing taking an equity stake in OpenAI to potentially seed a national "Public Wealth Fund" for distributing AI benefits directly to citizens. This proposed partnership has bipa...
Anthropic Briefs Trump Administration on Unreleased Mythos AI Model with Advanced Cybersecurity Capabilities
Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark confirmed the company briefed the Trump administration on its new Mythos AI model, which possesses powerful cybersecurity capabilities deemed too dangerous for public release. This engagem...
Pentagon Declares Anthropic National Security Risk Over AI Usage Restrictions
The U.S. Department of Defense has labeled Anthropic an "unacceptable risk to national security" after the AI company imposed restrictions on military use of its technology, specifically refusing uses involving mass surv...
OpenAI and Anthropic Navigate Turbulent Government Contracts Amid Pentagon Pressure
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman faced public backlash after accepting a Pentagon contract that Anthropic rejected due to concerns over mass surveillance and automated weaponry. The U.S. Defense Secretary threatened to designate An...
U.S. May Permit Export of Nvidia H200 AI Chips to China Despite Congressional Opposition
The U.S. Department of Commerce is reportedly planning to allow Nvidia to export H200 AI chips to China, though only models approximately 18 months old would be permitted. This decision conflicts with bipartisan Congress...
Databricks Co-Founder Warns US Risks Losing AI Leadership to China Due to Closed Research Models
Andy Konwinski, Databricks co-founder, warns that the US is losing AI dominance to China as major American AI labs keep research proprietary while China encourages open-source development. He argues that US companies hoa...