U.S. GOV’T FORCES GLOBAL SHUTDOWN OF ANTHROPIC’S FABLE 5 & MYTHOS 5BREAKING
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On June 12, the U.S. government issued an export control order forcing Anthropic to cut off Fable 5 and Mythos 5 worldwide. Because Anthropic can’t verify who is a foreign national in real time, both models went dark globally. The trigger: a discovered jailbreak bypassing the models’ safety restrictions — deemed a national security threat.
Sources: CNBC · Fortune · TechCrunch
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JEFF BEZOS’ PROMETHEUS RAISES $12B TO BUILD AN “ARTIFICIAL GENERAL ENGINEER”VENTURE
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Jeff Bezos’ physical AI startup Prometheus raised $12 billion at a $41B valuation on June 11–12, bringing total funding past $18B. The company is building an “artificial general engineer” — software that autonomously designs jet engines, drug compounds, and manufacturing systems, backed by JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and BlackRock.
Sources: TechCrunch · Semafor · Inc.
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CONGRESS DROPS 269-PAGE “GREAT AMERICAN AI ACT” — STATE LAWS FROZEN 3 YEARSPOLICY
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Representatives Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Lori Trahan (D-MA) unveiled a bipartisan 269-page discussion draft of the Great American Artificial Intelligence Act. The headline provision: a 3-year freeze on state AI laws for frontier AI models, with new federal requirements for transparency, safety reporting, and whistleblower protections.
Sources: Broadband Breakfast · Roll Call · Obernolte.house.gov