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United States orders global halt to Anthropic AI

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The United States government has ordered Anthropic to suspend worldwide access to its newly launched Fable 5 artificial intelligence model, following an emergency directive issued three days after the system’s public release. Officials acted on national security concerns after Amazon’s CEO warned that internal researchers had reportedly bypassed Fable 5’s safety guardrails, enabling the model to reveal critical software vulnerabilities. Fable 5, previously codenamed Mythos, was already considered highly capable at finding cybersecurity flaws and had been delayed before launch. In response to the federal ban, Anthropic has removed the model from public servers globally, including for its own foreign staff.

Prepared by Jonathan Pierce and reviewed by editorial team.

Timeline of Events

Earlier this year Mythos model developed internally
Pre-launch Anthropic delays release over vulnerabilities
Pre-launch Access granted to key infrastructure firms
Three days ago Fable 5 publicly released
Shortly after Amazon researchers bypass safety guardrails
Soon after Amazon CEO issues federal warning
Immediately U.S. issues emergency foreign access ban
Today Anthropic disables Fable 5 worldwide

News Intelligence

The Fable 5 AI model could expose software vulnerabilities. This could impact your online safety. Until officials confirm it's secure, be extra cautious. Update your devices and change passwords regularly.