On June 12, 2026, the U.S. government ordered Anthropic to stop providing access to its newest AI models, Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5.
The government said this was because of national security concerns. The order mainly targeted people who are not U.S. citizens, even if they were living in the United States or working for Anthropic.
Anthropic could not quickly separate U.S. users from non-U.S. users, so it decided to turn off both models for everyone worldwide. Other Claude models, such as Claude Opus 4.8, were not affected.
The concern was about a "jailbreak", which is a trick that can make an AI ignore some of its safety rules.
- Mythos 5 was very good at finding software security weaknesses.
- Officials worried that if the jailbreak was used, bad actors could misuse those abilities for cyberattacks.
- Fable 5 used similar technology, so officials feared its restrictions could also be bypassed.
Anthropic followed the government's order but disagreed with it. The company said:
- The jailbreak only worked in a very limited situation.
- It did not completely remove all safety protections.
- Similar jailbreaks reportedly work on AI models from other companies too, so Anthropic felt it was unfair to target only them.
Anthropic said it is working with the government and hopes to restore access to the models.
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| Fable and Mythos 5 Banned |
This event could have important effects on the AI industry:
- Governments may be able to force AI companies to shut down models after they are released.
- Businesses that depend on a single AI provider may need backup options.
- AI companies may face more government oversight before releasing powerful models.
- There will likely be more debate about balancing AI safety, innovation, and competition.
- People may ask for more transparency when governments restrict AI technologies.

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