U.S. government gives Anthropic green light for limited re-release of Mythos 5

The U.S. government is allowing Anthropic to deploy its Mythos 5 model to a select group of customers and partners, according to a letter from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to Anthropic that was seen by NBC News

The U.S. government is allowing Anthropic to deploy its Mythos 5 model to a select group of customers and partners, according to a letter from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to Anthropic that was seen by NBC News.

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In the letter, Lutnick wrote that the government was confident in the guardrails Anthropic had put in place to allow trusted users to access the powerful AI system. The Commerce Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday night.

Mythos 5 access will be restored to around 100 organizations that include government agencies and private companies, according to people familiar with the matter. The individuals said the restoration will help ensure the organizations can use the model for defensive cyber purposes. Semafor first reported the letter.