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Anthropic shuts down Fable, Mythos models following Trump admin directive

Commerce dept. worries that a Fable 5 “jailbreak” could be a national security threat.

Anthropic shuts down Fable, Mythos models following Trump admin directive

TL;DR

  • Anthropic has shut down access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models globally.
  • The shutdown follows a US Commerce Department directive imposing export controls on the models.
  • Concerns were raised about a "jailbreak" that could bypass safeguards for sensitive areas like cybersecurity and biology.
  • The administration sought time for the national security apparatus to harden against such threats.
  • Anthropic disagreed with the recall based on a narrow jailbreak but complied with the legal directive.