Trump administration partially lifts export ban on Anthropic's most advanced AI model

The U.S. government is asserting a new level of influence over AI, controlling which companies can access Anthropic's new models. OpenAI agreed to let the administration screen users of its new model. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: U.S. government's asserting a new level of control over AI. Earlier this month it banned foreigners from using two of Anthropic's most powerful new models. It partially reversed the ban yesterday but retains control over which companies have access. Meanwhile, Anthropic's rival OpenAI said yesterday that it had agreed to let the administration screen users of its newest model. NPR's tech correspondent John Ruwitch joins us. John, thanks so much for being with us. JOHN RUWITCH, BYLINE: Sure thing, Scott. SIMON: And how powerful are these new AI models? RUWITCH: Yeah. I've talked with a couple of people who've used related models, and they say they are really powerful. The AI model that kind of kicked all this off is called Mythos. It's from Anthropic. It's not public yet, but a small number of tech companies have been getting exclusive access to a preview version. That includes companies like Google, Microsoft. It also includes Cisco. I spoke with the head of security at Cisco, Anthony Grieco. ANTHONY GRIECO: AI is a game changer for security, period. The world is changing. Mythos has amped up that change. RUWITCH: He's talking about cybersecurity, of course. That's one of the things that Mythos was designed to be good at. …