Anthropic Disables Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 After US Government Order
Anthropic has disabled its two most capable models for every customer. The shutdown followed a US government export control directive. The order arrived on June 12, 2026. It named Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 specifically. Both models had launched only three days earlier, on June 9. The directive cited national security authorities, according to Anthropic. It suspended access by any foreign national, inside or outside the United States. That scope included Anthropic’s own foreign national employees. Anthropic cannot filter foreign nationals from US users in real time. So it shut both models down for everyone to ensure compliance. Access to all other Anthropic models was unaffected. Claude Opus 4.8 and the rest stayed online. So, What Actually Happened Anthropic published a public statement within hours of the order. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sent the letter to CEO Dario Amodei. The letter did not spell out the specific national security concern. ...
