Anthropic and Trump officials draft a joint risk framework to restore Fable 5 and Mythos 5; models stay suspended
Anthropic and the White House and Commerce Department are drafting a joint framework to assess AI security-flaw severity and govern future interventions, aiming to lift the June 12 export-control directive that forced Anthropic to disable its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models worldwide. The order — the first US export control on an AI model — followed a flagged jailbreak. The models remain offline as talks continue; Anthropic says access could return 'in the coming days.'
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A precedent-setting executive intervention into a US company's flagship products edges toward a negotiated deal, but the legal basis remains contested.
Left-leaning coverage frames the move as Anthropic and Trump officials working toward a deal to restore Fable 5 and Mythos 5, while underscoring lingering questions about the legal grounds for an order that shut down a US firm's top AI models worldwide and the precedent it sets.
Trump softens his posture but the directive stands, while the refund window for users closes.
Right-leaning coverage frames the latest update as Trump softening his stance even as the export directive remains in force, noting the refund deadline for affected users is closing and that Fable 5 access has not yet been restored.