Anthropic has cut off access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models after receiving a government order tied to national security concerns. The order reportedly required the company to block access for all foreign nations, including access from inside and outside the US. Anthropic responded by removing access for all customers, and the order also applied to Anthropic employees.
Anthropic has suspended access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models for foreign nationals, citing a U.S. government export-control directive tied to national security concerns. The company reportedly says the situation stems from a misunderstanding and is seeking to restore service. The article states that other Anthropic models are not affected by the restriction.
Ars Technica reports that Anthropic shut down its Fable and Mythos models following a directive from the Trump administration. The Commerce Department was reportedly concerned that a Fable 5 jailbreak could create a national security threat. Based on the provided excerpt, the article frames the shutdown as a government-driven AI safety and security intervention, but it does not specify the technical details of the jailbreak or the scope of the models’ deployment.
The White House and Congress are alarmed that US intelligence agencies are lagging in deploying classified AI tools due to a severe compute shortage. To address this, a $9 billion funding package has been allocated for the CIA and NSA. This capital aims to secure advanced chips and build the infrastructure needed to run next-generation AI models.