Did the U.S. government’s export restrictions on Anthropic’s model involve a South Korean telecom company? [IT Item of the Day]

[Financial News] As the United States federal government imposed export restrictions on the latest AI model from Anthropic, citing national security concerns, questions have emerged over whether a South Korean telecommunications company’s participation in cybersecurity cooperation influenced the move.
The Washington Post (WP) reported on the 15th (local time) that the United States federal government had reviewed export controls after confirming that Anthropic had expanded pre-release access to its cybersecurity-focused AI model, Claude Mythos, beyond the scope approved by the government.
According to White House officials cited by WP, Anthropic submitted a list of 111 organizations to the Trump administration a few weeks earlier for pre-access to its latest AI model, Mythos. The administration reviewed the list and approved it. 
Anthropic later disclosed that about 50 additional organizations had also been granted access. After the company failed to reveal the identities of the newly added organizations for several days, the administration began considering export controls.
Officials said the Trump administration in particular discovered that the list submitted by Anthropic included a South Korean telecommunications company suspected of ties to China.
The South Korean company’s access to Mythos was reportedly revoked. WP did not disclose the company’s name.
Before officially launching Claude Mythos 5 and Claude Fable 5, Anthropic had allowed some overseas institutions and companies, including those in the United States, to use Mythos in advance through Project Glasswing.
Project Glasswing is a global cybersecurity coalition launched by Anthropic when it announced the development of Mythos. Concerned that Mythos could be misused by malicious hackers, the company has operated the program by providing the model in advance to vetted companies and institutions so they can help defend against software vulnerabilities.

wongood@fnnews.com Juwon Gyu Reporter