Export Controls on Mythos Impact Korea's Project Glasswing Participation... Government "Assessing the Situation"

U.S. Government Blocks Foreign Access to Mythos 5 and Fable 5
Government: "Verifying Facts and Discussing Countermeasures"

The U.S. government has imposed export controls on Anthropic's high-performance artificial intelligence (AI) model, "Mythos," which has also put a halt to the participation of the Korean government and companies involved in "Project Glasswing."

An official from the Ministry of Science and ICT stated on June 14 that, regarding the U.S. government's export controls on Mythos, "We are currently investigating the facts and discussing possible responses."

Previously, on June 12 (local time), Anthropic announced that the U.S. government had issued export control guidelines that would completely suspend access to "Mythos 5" and "Fable 5" for foreign nationals, in accordance with national security authorities' directives. These measures apply not only to overseas users but also to foreign nationals residing in the United States, as well as foreign employees at Anthropic. Immediately after these guidelines were issued, Anthropic discontinued Fable 5 and Mythos 5 services for all customers to comply with the regulations.

Project Glasswing is a security consortium that Anthropic established in April after announcing the development of its latest model, "Claude Mythos." The purpose is to use Mythos to detect cyber vulnerabilities across various industries. Institutions and companies participating in the consortium are granted the authority to utilize Mythos.

On June 2 (local time), Anthropic expanded the list of eligible Project Glasswing participants to about 150 new institutions in 15 countries, reportedly including Samsung Electronics, SK hynix, and SK Telecom. The Ministry of Science and ICT also joined through the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA).

Previously, on May 29, the government announced a "private sector information security initiative to counter AI-based cyber threats" during a meeting of ministers in charge of science and technology. At that meeting, the government explained that, led by the National Security Office, it would quickly share and disseminate information on AI vulnerabilities and establish an emergency system for joint response in the event of a security breach. In addition, the Ministry of Science and ICT said it would operate a central situation room as well as sector-specific situation rooms at relevant ministries overseeing private fields.

Korean companies participating in Project Glasswing have also been directly impacted by these measures. It has been reported that, following the U.S. government's actions, Korean companies have been communicating with Anthropic to assess the situation. However, since their participation in Glasswing was still in the early stages, they were not yet at the point of actively utilizing the model.

An official from Anthropic commented on the U.S. administration's decision, stating, "We believe this issue is due to a misunderstanding," and added, "We will restore services as quickly as possible."

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