Anthropic Says It’s Taking Claude Fable 5 Offline to Comply With US Government Order
Key takeaways
- The unprecedented incident marks the latest flashpoint between Anthropic and the Trump administration.
- Earlier this year, Trump’s Department of Defense labeled Anthropic a “supply chain risk” after the Claude-maker sought to draw red lines over how the US military could use its technology.
- On Tuesday, Anthropic publicly released Claude Fable 5, a version of the company’s Mythos AI model with safeguards that prevent it from answering questions about cybersecurity, biology, and chemistry.
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Photograph: Samuel Corum/Getty Images Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Anthropic says it’s disabling two AI models it launched earlier this week, Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, to comply with an export control directive it received Friday afternoon from the US government citing national security concerns.
The unprecedented incident marks the latest flashpoint between Anthropic and the Trump administration. While the company says the order asked it to suspend access to “any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States, including foreign national Anthropic employees,” it has removed access for all of its customers to ensure compliance.
Earlier this year, Trump’s Department of Defense labeled Anthropic a “supply chain risk” after the Claude-maker sought to draw red lines over how the US military could use its technology. The designation effectively barred government agencies and contractors from using Anthropic’s technology. Anthropic responded by filing lawsuits against the Trump administration.