The White House reportedly has suspicions that China may have accessed Mythos
He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget.According to a new report from Semafor, the White House’s decision to impose export restrictions on Anthropic’s Mythos was driven in part by fears that it had been accessed by a group linked to China. If the Chinese government actually had access to Mythos 5 or Fable 5, it would present a serious national security risk. The government could also attempt to reverse engineer the model through distillation, a method in which a “student” AI is trained on a more advanced model to replicate its behavior.The White House has not confirmed this report, and a post on X by Trump advisor David Sacks did not mention China.
- ▪He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget.According to a new report from Semafor, the White House’s decision to impose export restrictions on Anthropic’s Mythos was driven in part by fears that it
- ▪If the Chinese government actually had access to Mythos 5 or Fable 5, it would present a serious national security risk.
- ▪The government could also attempt to reverse engineer the model through distillation, a method in which a “student” AI is trained on a more advanced model to replicate its behavior.The White House has not confirmed this report, and a post o
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