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US Commerce Department Lifts Export Restrictions on Anthropic’s Fable 5 AI Model

Australian Financial Review

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Date Published
1 July 2026
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6 July 2026, 12:01 am

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The key to reversing the export controls was assuaging White House officials’ concerns about the ability of bad actors to circumvent guardrails.

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The US Commerce Department has rescinded export controls on Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models following negotiations over the models' safety guardrails and the risk of misuse by foreign actors. This decision marks a significant moment in frontier AI governance, highlighting the use of 'deemed export' rules to regulate access to high-capability models categorized as having transformative power. The lifting of these restrictions suggests a shifting appetite for balancing national security against commercial distribution, impacting how global entities and non-US nationals can interface with state-of-the-art AI systems. This development is critical for understanding the evolving international regulatory framework designed to mitigate catastrophic risks associated with the proliferation of powerful AI.

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TechnologyAIPrint articleShirin Ghaffary and Maggie EastlandUpdated Jul 2, 2026 – 9.17am, first published at Jul 1, 2026 – 1.54pmWashington | The US government has removed foreign access restrictions on Anthropic’s Fable 5 artificial intelligence model, clearing it for wider distribution after the start-up resolved the Trump administration’s safety concerns.The Commerce Department had imposed an export control rule via a private letter on June 12 requiring the company to obtain US permission before allowing any foreign national, regardless of location, to access its powerful Mythos 5 AI model and Fable 5, a similar model intended for broader release.Loading...BloombergSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginRead MoreAIAnthropicUSADonald TrumpTrump diplomacyTrump's White HouseTrump's AmericaOpenAIFetching latest articles