# Department of Commerce

Washington’s New Digital Border: Why Anthropic’s Elite AI Models Now Require a Passport

The U.S. government has placed Anthropic's Claude Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models under strict export controls, treating the software as a strategic asset. This move introduces the 'deemed export' rule to AI models, requiring licenses for foreign nationals to access the technology even within the U.S., and complicates Anthropic's $900 billion IPO plans.