Amazon CEO reportedly raised Anthropic model concerns before government crackdown
The Wall Street Journal reports that Jassy told Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other government officials that Amazon researchers used Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 to obtain information that could be used in cyberattacks. The government subsequently imposed an export control ban on the Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models. Dario refused.” Topics AI, Amazon, Andy Jassy, Anthropic, david sacks, Government & Policy, Scott Bessent, Security June 18 Los Angeles Get an inside look at what it takes to scale and succeed from leaders at Mach Industries, Founders Fund, and Shinkei Systems.
- ▪The Wall Street Journal reports that Jassy told Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other government officials that Amazon researchers used Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 to obtain information that could be used in cyberattacks.
- ▪The government subsequently imposed an export control ban on the Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models.
- ▪Dario refused.” Topics AI, Amazon, Andy Jassy, Anthropic, david sacks, Government & Policy, Scott Bessent, Security June 18 Los Angeles Get an inside look at what it takes to scale and succeed from leaders at Mach Industries, Founders Fund,
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In Brief Posted: 12:11 PM PDT · June 13, 2026 Image Credits:Bruce Bennett / Getty Images Anthony Ha Amazon CEO reportedly raised Anthropic model concerns before government crackdown Amazon CEO Andy Jassy may have been the source of security concerns that led Anthropic to cut off worldwide access to two models on Friday. The Wall Street Journal reports that Jassy told Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other government officials that Amazon researchers used Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 to obtain information that could be used in cyberattacks. The government subsequently imposed an export control ban on the Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models.
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