Anthropic got the AI regulations it asked for — and immediately regretted it
anthropic pulled its fable 5 model offline after us export controls blocked foreign nationals from accessing it, igniting a conflict over safety policy enforcement.
anthropic disabled access to its newly released fable 5 model and mythos base following a us government order that restricted foreign nationals, including domestic employees, from accessing the technology. the company stated the shutdown was necessary to reasonably comply with the new export controls, which represent an aggressive application of ai regulation under the trump administration. this development creates a direct conflict between anthropic's long-standing public advocacy for strict ai safety regulation and the practical realities of government enforcement. the incident sets a volatile precedent for how us ai policy balances national security concerns with open development and signals heightened scrutiny for model releases.