To the point: The US is restricting access to high-performance AI models for international users — a wake-up call for CDOs and Europe’s technological dependence on American providers.
The US government has instructed Anthropic to block access to the AI models Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all users outside the United States. The industry association Bitkom sees this as a signal of Europe’s dependence on American AI technology.
Anthropic blocked international access to the new AI models Fable 5 and Mythos 5 on Saturday following an order from US government agencies. The justification: national security. These models are considered particularly effective at identifying security gaps and vulnerabilities in software.
For CDOs and organizations in Germany and Europe, the blockade has direct consequences: they lose access to top-tier AI tools that would be used for security analysis and software development. Bitkom President Ralf Wintergerst emphasizes that this “immediately affects the performance capacity of our traditional industries and our administrations and also undermines our security and, for example, the excellence of our science.”
The measure illustrates a structural vulnerability: Germany and Europe are dependent on the goodwill of the US government for access to the most powerful AI models. As a consequence, Wintergerst calls for digital sovereignty and the development of our own AI competencies to become top priorities of German federal policy — not only for technological independence, but also as a prerequisite for operational security of critical infrastructure.
Source: www.it-daily.net · Published 15 June 2026
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