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Our response to the US ban on Fable 5 and Mythos 5
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The US government has issued an export control directive banning access to Anthropic's LLMs, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, for foreign nationals, including Anthropic employees. As a result, Anthropic has taken both models offline globally.
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- Praise: The commitment to making every released model available for air-gapped self-hosting emphasizes the importance of AI sovereignty and accessibility, which is commendable.
- Praise: The ongoing development of open-source LLMs ensures that AI capabilities will persist beyond the influence of major corporations, fostering innovation and diversity in the field.
- Concern: Concerns about the reliability of LLMs in critical applications, such as legal work, highlight significant trust issues that could hinder broader adoption.
- Concern: The government's extreme measures to control AI development reflect deeper issues of accessibility and the potential for misuse, raising ethical concerns about AI governance.