# Alleged China ties at SK Telecom alarmed US officials and triggered Anthropic crisis

> WIRED reports on a possible trigger for Anthropic's decision to shut down its AI models Claude Mythos and Fable 5: South Korean telecom giant SK Telecom had access to Mythos through Anthropic's partner program Project…

- **Source:** [The-decoder](https://the-decoder.com/alleged-china-ties-at-sk-telecom-alarmed-us-officials-and-triggered-anthropic-crisis/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a3447abfe5465cf0f0bdd6b)
- **Published:** 2026-06-18
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #claude #anthropic #ai
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a3447abfe5465cf0f0bdd6b

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