US Export Controls Force Anthropic to Abruptly Suspend New Claude Mythos 5 and Fable 5 Models
Anthropic, a leading US-based artificial intelligence developer, has sent shockwaves through the global tech community by abruptly suspending access to its newly released AI models, "Claude Mythos 5" and "Claude Fable 5." This sudden suspension is a direct response to a government order linked to US export control regulations. Anthropic had launched the services to the public just days earlier on the 9th of this month, only to be forced into an immediate shutdown. Although the US government’s directive initially targeted access restrictions from outside the United States, Anthropic took the drastic step of blocking access globally, cutting off all users both inside and outside the country. Reports and user accounts suggest that these measures are being enforced with extreme rigidity, with restrictions reportedly applying even to Anthropic's own foreign-national employees. The highly anticipated "Mythos-class" AI was widely seen as a revolutionary leap ...