Models2026-06-27 · source-backed
Asian AI startups launch "Mythos-like" models to court customers cut off by export controls.
Story
TechCrunch reports (June 27) that Asian startups are shipping Mythos-class models as available substitutes for the high-capability cybersecurity models now gated by Washington. (TechCrunch) This is the predictable result of export controls: gate the frontier and you hand overseas labs a market opening. If you're a customer who got cut off, substitutes are appearing fast, which blunts the leverage the controls were supposed to create.
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