Amazon CEO Raised Anthropic Model Concerns Before Government Crackdown

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy reportedly raised security concerns about Anthropic models, leading to a government crackdown.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy reportedly raised security concerns regarding Anthropic's models, potentially leading to the company cutting off worldwide access to two models on Friday. According to The Wall Street Journal, Jassy informed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other government officials that Amazon researchers used Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 to obtain information usable in cyberattacks. This reportedly triggered an export control ban on the Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models.

Amazon's cybersecurity research and discussions between Jassy and the White House are cited as factors in the export control directive. An Amazon spokesperson stated that governments often seek their counsel on potential security risks, but declined to share details of specific discussions. The spokesperson also noted that AWS has been affected by the model cut-off. Other reports from The Information and Reuters similarly indicated Amazon, an Anthropic investor, had communicated concerns about the models' security.

David Sacks, co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, claimed a "highly credible trusted partner" presented a "jailbreak." Sacks added that Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei reportedly refused to fix the issue or de-deploy the model when asked by the administration. Anthropic, in a blog post, stated that the capabilities causing government concern are already available in other publicly accessible models.

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