Anthropic Adds ID Checks by July 8 to Restore Fable 5 Access After US Export Ban
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Updated · Computerworld · Jun 16
Anthropic Adds ID Checks by July 8 to Restore Fable 5 Access After US Export Ban
3 articles · Updated · Computerworld · Jun 16
Summary
Anthropic’s revised privacy policy, effective July 8, lets it request government ID, photos or video, and biometric templates to verify some users’ identity or age.
The change creates a possible path to reopen Fable 5 and Mythos 5 to US citizens after Washington on Friday ordered Anthropic to cut off the models to all foreign nationals on national security grounds.
Anthropic said the order forced it to disable both models for all customers because it could not distinguish foreign nationals from US citizens in its existing user base.
US passports — and some northern-border states’ enhanced driver’s licenses that show nationality — could satisfy citizenship checks, but enterprise customers still lack a clear workaround.