Powerful Anthropic model, Fable 5, on track to return soon

(Mike Allen, Zachary Basu – Axios) The Trump administration is close to allowing Anthropic to restore access to its powerful Fable 5 model, which has been offline for 15 days because of security fears by the government, a source close to the situation tells Axios. Insiders expect the administration’s limits on Fable 5 could be lifted as soon as this coming week, the source said. A second source said conversations are expected to continue over the weekend, and Anthropic expects to restore Fable access soon. For developers and even non-technical early adopters, Fable 5’s blackout was unprecedented and deeply jarring — a top-tier model, already in users’ hands, pulled offline due to government intervention. The progress toward liberating Fable 5 marks a thaw in a bitter four-month standoff between the administration and Anthropic. – Scoop: Powerful Anthropic model, Fable 5, on track to return soon