China may have accessed Mythos

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The White House imposed export restrictions on Anthropic's advanced AI models Mythos and Fable over concerns that a China-linked group may have accessed them, according to a Semafor report. If Chinese officials gained entry to these cutting-edge systems, it could pose serious national security risks, particularly through reverse-engineering techniques that allow cheaper "student" AI models to learn from more powerful ones. The disclosure highlights rising tensions over AI technology as a strategic asset in U.S.-China competition.