US close to allowing Anthropic to restore Fable 5 model, Axios reports

The Trump administration is close to allowing Anthropic to restore access to its Fable 5 model, Axios reported on Saturday, citing a source close to the situation.

Reuters could not immediately confirm the report. Anthropic and the ‌White House ⁠did ⁠not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Anthropic had abruptly disabled its most advanced AI models - Mythos 5 and Fable 5 - for all users after the government's June 12 export control order.


Insiders expect the administration's limits on ​Fable 5 could be lifted as ⁠soon as ‌this coming week, the report ​said.

Conversations between ​the parties are expected to continue ⁠over the weekend, and Anthropic expects to restore ​Fable access soon, the report added, ​citing a second source.

Anthropic said on Friday that the US government has allowed it to release its Claude Mythos 5 artificial intelligence model to some "trusted" U.S. organizations, partially reversing an order ‌two weeks ago to suspend access over national security risks.

The government is also moving ​towards allowing ​Anthropic to ⁠release Fable soon, although a timeline is unclear, a source familiar with the directive told Reuters.

Both Fable 5 ​and Mythos use the same underlying AI model, but Fable 5 is designed to be widely available for public use whereas some safeguards are lifted for Mythos.