Encryption, spyware, and now Mythos: History shows why cyber export control doesn’t work

The U.S. White House ordered Anthropic to restrict exports of its AI models Fable and Mythos, citing national security concerns after a South Korean telecom (suspected of China ties) gained access and Amazon researchers found a workaround to Fable's safeguards. The action is the first major test of whether export controls can contain advanced AI the way the government has attempted, with mixed success, to control encryption and spyware technologies.