Shirin Ghaffary and Maggie EastlandJul 1, 2026 – 1.54pmWashington | The US government has removed foreign access restrictions on Anthropic’s Fable 5 artificial intelligence model, clearing it for wider distribution after the startup resolved the Trump administration’s safety concerns.The Commerce Department had imposed an export control rule via a private letter on June 12 requiring the company to obtain US permission before allowing any foreign national, regardless of location, to access its powerful Mythos 5 AI model and Fable 5, a similar model intended for broader release.BloombergSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
US lifts export restrictions on Anthropic’s Fable 5 AI model
The key to reversing the export controls was assuaging White House officials’ concerns about the ability of bad actors to circumvent guardrails.
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