AI is opening up and locking down at the same time (opens in new tab)

Three things landed at once, and together they tell a strange story: the tools are getting cheaper and more open, while the most powerful one is getting harder to reach. Here's how I'm reading each as someone who actually ships with these models. 1. Anthropic's top model now wants your passport A US Commerce Department directive ordered Anthropic to block every foreign national from its strongest models (the Fable 5 / Mythos 5 family). Anthropic can't verify nationality on the fly, so it did ...