Trump Administration Reopens Fable 5 Talks With Anthropic as June 26 Deadline Presses Commerce
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Updated · WIRED · Jun 24
Trump Administration Reopens Fable 5 Talks With Anthropic as June 26 Deadline Presses Commerce
3 articles · Updated · WIRED · Jun 24
Summary
Multiple recent calls between the Trump administration and Anthropic have resumed discussions on restoring Fable 5, with cofounder Tom Brown and policy chief Sarah Heck now leading the company’s outreach.
June 12 export controls that forced Fable 5 offline remain in place after the NSA said Anthropic’s safeguards could be bypassed to reach stronger Mythos capabilities, leaving redeployment timing uncertain.
Technical and senior-level talks are now focused on what proof Anthropic must provide to ease White House concerns about jailbreaks and whether any standard can reliably secure a frontier model.
A bipartisan group of four lawmakers asked Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick what criteria would justify restoring public access and demanded answers by June 26, underscoring pressure for a clearer path forward.