The Anthropic ‘Fable’ saga proves: we have opened the AI Pandora’s box. What now?
After Anthropic released Fable, the US government classified it as a dangerous munition and restricted exports, forcing the company to shut global access. The issue isn't any single model but the overall trend of increasing AI capabilities, and real solutions require collective action that is currently impossible.
We have opened the AI Pandora’s box. Now we have to make the best of it
On 9 June, Anthropic released its Fable generative AI model. Three days later, the US government classified it as a dangerous munition, and used its export-control authority to prohibit any foreign nationals from accessing it. Unable to differentiate between Americans and foreigners, the company shut off access for everyone.
The government’s actions won’t help. The problem isn’t any one particular models; it’s the general trend of increasing AI capabilities. And any real solution requires the sort of collective action that just isn’t possible right now.
Bruce Schneier is a security technologist who teaches at the Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University
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