Anthropic announced that export controls on Fable 5 and Mythos 5 had been lifted and that Fable 5 would be redeployed globally from July 1, 2026 with an improved safety classifier. Anthropic says the classifier blocks the technique described in an Amazon report in over 99% of cases and that CAISI researchers tested its prior and new safeguards. Mythos 5 access was restored for a set of US organizations after government approval on June 26.
Why it matters
It shows the conditions, including government testing of safeguards, under which a suspended cyber-capable model was allowed back.
Key facts
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- Anthropic reports the new classifier blocks the technique described in the Amazon report in over 99% of cases.Updated safeguards section
- The Amazon report described prompting the model to identify software vulnerabilities, and in one case to produce code demonstrating exploitation.Background section
- Coordination involved ONCD, OSTP, Treasury, Commerce (including CAISI) and national security agencies; Mythos 5 access restored for some US organizations after approval on June 26.Government coordination; Mythos 5 section
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Key questions this bears on
- How are attackers using AI agents in real operations?Increasingly to run parts of intrusions: providers and vendors report agent-driven espionage, extortion and credential theft, and malware that queries LLMs.
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