US President Donald Trump is set to lift government-imposed restrictions on Anthropic's powerful AI model Fable 5, allowing general public access again, according to a Politico report. The move reverses a national security suspension imposed last month.
According to a Politico report, President Donald Trump will lift the U.S. government's restrictions on Anthropic's advanced AI model Fable 5, enabling general public access. The suspension, imposed last month over national security concerns linked to potential foreign—especially Chinese—access, had drawn criticism from the tech industry and led to a reported behind-the-scenes push by Amazon, a major Anthropic investor.
The Biden administration initially blocked Fable 5 and another Anthropic model, Mythos 5, from broad release after Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy discussed the matter with U.S. officials. The White House later explicitly cited risks of Chinese government access to the models. Anthropic itself had globally suspended the models following the order.
Multiple reports over the past weeks indicated that Anthropic was nearing a restoration of access. Today's Politico report marks the first on-record confirmation that Trump himself has decided to reverse the restrictions. It remains unclear whether the decision applies to both Fable 5 and Mythos 5, or only to Fable 5, and whether any residual security conditions will accompany the re-release.
The move comes amid a broader debate over AI export controls and national security, pitting rapid commercial deployment against government fears of adversarial exploitation.
2 developments
- DevelopingAmazon CEO talks with US officials led to blocking new Anthropic AI from general release, WSJ reports
- DevelopingUS government orders shutdown of Anthropic's Mythos AI model over national security
- StrongWhite House restricts Anthropic AI models over China-linked access concerns, Reuters reports
- DevelopingAnthropic's most powerful AI model reportedly close to returning after US security suspension
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