The Trump administration rejected Prime Minister Keir Starmer's request for British access to Anthropic's Mythos and Fable frontier models, applying new export controls that block foreign nationals from the systems even inside the US and forcing Anthropic to disable them globally for now.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/16/business/trump-admin-open-to-talks-with-anthropic-over-foreigner-ban/
Keir Starmer requested a carveout from the embargo on Anthropic's Mythos and Fable models for British nationals and companies - and was denied. A senior White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the New York Post: 'We can’t have frontier models running amok'.
White House officials called any carve-out illogical, even for G7 partners, and tied the move to concerns that frontier models could expose vulnerabilities if access spreads beyond strict US oversight.
Anthropic has already suspended the affected models worldwide while talks with the administration continue, yet the timeline for any fixes or revised rules is still unknown.
Many users criticized the Trump administration's denial of a UK carveout for Anthropic frontier models because they believe the policy harms US AI companies and hands an advantage to China.
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer reportedly asked the Trump administration for a carve-out so British nationals and companies could regain access to Anthropic’s most advanced AI models.
The answer was no.
A Trump administration official told The NY-Post that giving even a G7 ally an exemption would be “completely illogical.”
This is no longer just about whether Fable or Mythos can be jailbroken. It is about whether frontier AI models are now being treated like strategic national-security assets.
Even America’s closest allies may not get access if Washington decides the model is too sensitive.
The US is still negotiating directly with Anthropic and Dario Amodei over how to resolve the ban.
But the message to the rest of the world is already clear: access to the frontier may no longer be a commercial question. It may become a geopolitical privilege.
Keir Starmer requested a carveout from the embargo on Anthropic's Mythos and Fable models for British nationals and companies - and was denied. A senior White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the New York Post: 'We can’t have frontier models running amok'.
For years, I have encouraged White House administrations to support moderate, sane AI regulation, including preflight checks to weigh costs and benefits.
I still do.
But a WH freak out like this is not at all what I had in mind.
Keir Starmer requested a carveout from the embargo on Anthropic's Mythos and Fable models for British nationals and companies - and was denied. A senior White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the New York Post: 'We can’t have frontier models running amok'.
@kimmonismus My piece was timely, it feels good. Thanks for reposting it.
@kimmonismus Europe right now
@AspieJames But even against their allies
@kimmonismus Yup AI cold war
@AndrewCurran_ DMd you :)
@nunopereira_x hahahaha i love that meme
@kimmonismus Washington D.C. is giving China the WIN.
@kimmonismus 😂 seen so many posts about Fable today. Each one says something totally different.
Facts seem to be that no one knows the facts
@AndrewCurran_ This story is just endless 🍿 it feels like we’re so far removed from what’s actually happening behind the scenes wrt national security issues
@kimmonismus Keir Starmer begging Trump for a hit of that sweet sweet Fable lmao
@kimmonismus Trump asked for the carve-out. Anthropic’s constraint isn’t compute, it’s pricing power.
The UK didn’t buy access. They paid a toll for a tollroad.
@kimmonismus Does this mean all Anthropic employees ought to be US nationals?
As in if you aren’t American you should not earnestly contribute to building future models?
How many non US nationals are at Anthropic who contributed to making the model?
@kimmonismus No it’s not, it’s about Starmer having made the UK an authoritarian surveillance state, that wants to use the models to punish citizens who disagree with his stance
@kimmonismus Ok but there are chinese companies. I hope China will want to differentiate itself from US.
@kimmonismus Am I the only one who hears Scott Bessent's voice when they read "completely illogical"?
@kimmonismus As a non US citizen, I don't like this news.
@kimmonismus NATO doesn't really exist anymore and 5 Eyes was used against us. So, why would he think we would let them have Claude?
