Mythos/Fable Revocation Response
Marcus made this Official Information request to Government Communications Security Bureau
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From: Marcus
Dear Government Communications Security Bureau,
I am interested in requesting the following information regarding the recent export control directive issued by the US government in regards to Anthropic's Mythos/Fable 5 models:
1. Any type of risk assessment or gap analysis prepared by the GCSB/NCSC regarding loss of access to the Mythos/Fable 5 models as it relates to New Zealand's ability to defend itself against cyber threats
2. Any briefings, aide-memoires or other advice provided to the Minister responsible for the GCSB, DPMC and/or the National Security and Resilience Group regarding the impact of Mythos/Fable 5's revocation
3. Any document capturing steps taken, or options considered, to offset or replace the capabilities provided by the now-revoked Mythos/Fable 5 models
4. Any document that assesses New Zealand's reliance on foreign-controlled AI capabilities
5. Any correspondence with Five Eyes partners regarding the revocation of Mythos/Fable 5
6. Any document, dated before 12 June 2026 (when the Mythos/Fable 5 revocation happened), identifying the risk that NZ access to a US-controlled frontier AI capability could be withdrawn
If any of the above are required to be withheld, I would like to receive a schedule listing those documents by date, document type, the general role of the author and if possible, a general summary of contents
Yours faithfully,
Marcus
From: Information (GCSB)
Government Communications Security Bureau
Tēnā koe Marcus,
Thank you for your Official Information Act request.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and, in
any event, no later than 20 working days after the day that your request
was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.
If you have any queries, please feel free to contact
[GCSB request email].
Ngā mihi,
GCSB
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