The US banned Anthropic’s Fable 5 release, but the numbers don’t seem to care
Key takeaways
- Cybersecurity researchers have since signed an open letter calling the move dangerous, and Anthropic itself noted the same jailbreaks exist in other models.
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Podcasts Listen on Spotify Just as last week was ending, the US government forced Anthropic to pull its two newest models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, citing national security concerns after Amazon researchers allegedly found a way to bypass Fable 5 s guardrails.
Cybersecurity researchers have since signed an open letter calling the move dangerous, and Anthropic itself noted the same jailbreaks exist in other models. So is this a genuine security concern, or just the latest chapter in a messy relationship between Anthropic and the Trump administration?
On this episode of TechCrunch s Equity podcast, hosts Anthony Ha, Sean O Kane, and Rebecca Bellan unpack what the ban means for developers building on Anthropic s platform and for anyone watching the IPO, why it might accidentally be good for the company, and more of the week’s headlines.