Asian AI startups launch Mythos-like models as Anthropic’s export ban drags on
Key takeaways
- On Wednesday, Chinese cybersecurity firm 360 reportedly unveiled Tulongfeng, an AI tool it says can go head-to-head with Anthropic’s Mythos.
- Earlier the same week Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based AI startup launched Fugu, a model named after the Japanese word for blowfish.
- The two new Asian model products come as the U.S. government s ban drags on.
On Wednesday, Chinese cybersecurity firm 360 reportedly unveiled Tulongfeng, an AI tool it says can go head-to-head with Anthropic’s Mythos. That s the cybersecurity-focused AI model that is reportedly so powerful, the Trump Administration has currently banned it and its more restricted version, Fable 5, from the hands of non-Americans.
Earlier the same week Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based AI startup launched Fugu, a model named after the Japanese word for blowfish. The company says this frontier AI model stands shoulder-to-shoulder with leading models like Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos Preview. It is also designed for agents, with an ability to orchestrate access to other models though their APIs.
The two new Asian model products come as the U.S. government s ban drags on. It s order that prevents Anthropic from global access to Mythos and Fable occurred two weeks ago.