Grok recognized for national security role

Grok received a significant endorsement from the US government today, recognizing its role in national security.

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The US Department of Justice stated that Grok is one of only four AI models important for critical national security operations.

This means Grok is trusted to support secret and top-secret government networks.

The DOJ, along with xAI, asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit, emphasizing Grok's vital role.

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Lutnick then spoke with Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei on Friday, as the Commerce Department drew up its letter imposing export controls on Fable 5.

Investors in Anthropic have also been working over the weekend, trying to assess how the company’s latest spat with the White House affects its corporate future, says another person close to the company.

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The US government's Anthropic models ban was never about an AI jailbreak TechCrunch

Lutnick then spoke with Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei on Friday, as the Commerce Departmen…

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According to the open letter, “this action has taken the best models away from [cybersecurity] defenders” who now can’t use the models to find vulnerabilities and make their software and products more secure.

A group made up of dozens of cybersecurity experts, including several well-known veterans of the industry, published an open letter to the U.S. government asking it to lift the export control order on Anthropic’s Fable and Mythos mod…

According to the open letter, “this action has taken the best models away from [cybersecurity] defenders” who now can’t use the models to find vulnerabilities and make their so…

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