Anthropic Pulls Fable, Mythos After Government Issues Emergency Export Control Order

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The U.S. government issued an emergency export control order forcing Anthropic to pull its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models over national security concerns. The timing creates an ironic twist: just days earlier, Anthropic's CEO had publicly called for exactly this type of government oversight of advanced AI systems. The move marks a significant moment in AI regulation, with federal authorities taking direct action to restrict the deployment of frontier models based on security risks rather than waiting for broader legislative frameworks.