Anthropic suspends new AI models after government directive

nbcnews.com·By Jared Perlo·2026-06-13T03:17:14.063Z
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The U.S. government told Anthropic to block all access to its powerful new AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, after identifying a security flaw that could let users bypass safety limits. Anthropic says the move is extreme, especially since the government only gave verbal evidence and other AI companies likely have the same issue, while the government hasn’t explained why foreign nationals specifically are the concern.

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