Get you up to speed: US lifts restrictions on powerful AI models Fable, Mythos, Anthropic says
The United States government has lifted restrictions on foreign access to Anthropic’s AI models, Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5. Anthropic announced it would begin restoring access starting from the following day after receiving notification from the US Department of Commerce regarding the removal of export controls.
The US Department of Commerce notified Anthropic of the removal of export controls, enabling the company to restore access to its AI models. Officials have not specified when full public access to Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 will be reinstated following the approval.
The US government has lifted restrictions on Anthropic’s AI models, enabling the company to begin restoring access to Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 following cooperation with the Department of Commerce. According to US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, measures were implemented to “strengthen America’s leadership in AI,” with further public access planned in conjunction with ongoing government efforts.
What remains unclear — It is uncertain when general public access to Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 will be fully restored.
US government lifts restrictions on Anthropic’s AI models Fable and Mythos
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AI firm says it will begin restoring access to Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 after removal of export controls.
Published On 1 Jul 20261 Jul 2026
The United States government has lifted its restrictions on foreign access to Anthropic’s most powerful AI models, the company has announced.
Anthropic said late on Tuesday that it would begin restoring access to Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 from tomorrow after the US Department of Commerce notified the company that it had removed its export controls.
“We’re grateful to our users for their patience, and to everyone who worked with us on redeploying the models,” Anthropic said in a statement posted on X.
Anthropic’s announcement came shortly after US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that his department had been coordinating with the company on the approval of its frontier models.
“Over the past two weeks, we have worked closely with Anthropic to analyze and approve Fable 5 to ensure alignment across the US Government and strengthen America’s leadership in AI,” Lutnick said in a post on X.
Anthropic abruptly shut off Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 last month after US President Donald Trump’s administration ordered the company to restrict all foreign nationals, including company employees, from accessing the models.
On Friday, the San Francisco-based company said that it had been granted approval to provide the models to US organisations that “operate and defend critical infrastructure”, and that it was working with the government to restore general access for the public.
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