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Anthropic says Trump admin has lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5
The U.S. Department of Commerce lifted the export controls on Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models
TL;DR
- U.S. Department of Commerce lifts export controls on Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models.
- Anthropic had disabled access to these models in mid-June to comply with a government directive.
- Fable 5 will be available to global users on Claude.AI and Claude Code starting Wednesday.
- Mythos 5 access is being restored to some U.S. organizations and will be expanded through the Glasswing program.
- The decision follows U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick granting permission for limited release of Mythos 5.
- The export controls coincided with the rise of capable and cheaper Chinese open-source AI models.
- The Trump administration has signaled a more active role in AI regulation, with a recent executive order.
- OpenAI also recently limited the rollout of its new models to trusted partners, expressing concern about government access processes.