Three things to watch amid Anthropic’s latest feud with the government

The US government placed export controls on Anthropic's AI model Fable, claiming it posed a national security threat because it was very good at writing code. The incident has sparked concerns about unintended consequences: companies may switch to cheaper Chinese open-source AI models with fewer safety guardrails, the cybersecurity community fears losing access to Anthropic's models for defensive research, and lawmakers may introduce new regulations around AI development and military use.