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news Cloud Ai Drama 2026-06-22

Anthropic's Fable 5 Returns with Restrictions After Government Mandate

Anthropic's frontier AI model, Fable 5, has been reinstated with new restrictions and identity verification requirements following a six-day government-forced shutdown. The Commerce Department issued the directive on national security concerns, leading to controversy and adjustments to the model's access.

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