The Trump Administration Is Lifting Its Export Controls on Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable AI Models
Key takeaways
- The department will lift restrictions on both the Fable 5 model and the more powerful Mythos 5 model, which has so far been approved for release only to select companies and government agencies, the person said.
- Anthropic originally contended that the administration’s jailbreak concerns were overblown.
- In recent weeks, Anthropic changed tack to try to get Fable back online, which has also meant changing the company’s communication style with the administration.
Why this matters: a development in AI with implications for how people work, create, and decide.
Photograph: Dominique Jacovides/AP Photo Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story The Trump administration is expected on Tuesday night to lift export controls on Anthropic’s two most powerful AI models after the company reached a deal with the Commerce Department, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The department will lift restrictions on both the Fable 5 model and the more powerful Mythos 5 model, which has so far been approved for release only to select companies and government agencies, the person said.
The move is expected to be communicated in a letter to Anthropic cofounder Tom Brown sent by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who has led the Trump administration's efforts to resolve the dispute with Anthropic alongside the national cyber director Sean Cairncross.