US Eases Mythos AI Ban for Trusted Firms

The US has eased its ban on the powerful AI model, Mythos 5, allowing Anthropic to supply it to some "trusted" US firms. This comes just two weeks after the software was blocked due to safety concerns. More than 100 companies and institutions, including many Fortune 500 companies, will now have access to Mythos 5. The US government had initially suspended access over national security risks. What's interesting is that concerns about powerful AI systems being misused by military intelligence users in other countries have led to an aggressive approach to oversight. In a related move, OpenAI is delaying the full public launch of its GPT-5.6 model at the US government's request. The bottom line is that the US government is actively balancing AI innovation with national security.