Dangerous Technology For Americans Only

This article critiques the US government's export control directive requiring Anthropic to restrict access to its AI models (Fable and Mythos) for foreign nationals. The author argues this shifts the focus from universal AI safety to nationalism and racism, treating AI like weapons only Americans should possess. It warns Europeans and non-US citizens that this policy prioritizes national control over genuine safety, highlighting Europe's lack of technological power to counter such measures. The piece connects this to broader US AI discourse framing other nations as untrustworthy, urging readers not to be distracted by schadenfreude but to recognize the dangerous precedent of dividing access by passport.