Equity The US banned Anthropic's Fable 5 release, but the numbers don't seem to care
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Jun 19, 2026 The team unpacks the US order forcing Anthropic to pull Fable 5 and Mythos 5 and the national security debate around jailbreaks. They explore whether the controversy could actually boost Anthropic’s numbers. The conversation also covers the UK plan to restrict social media for under-16s and SpaceX’s massive Cursor acquisition plus Bezos’s $12B bet on a physical-AI startup.
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US Forced Anthropic To Pull Fable 5 Over Vague Security Fears
- The US government ordered Anthropic to take Fable 5 and Mythos 5 offline citing unspecified national security concerns.
- The action followed Amazon researchers allegedly finding guardrail bypasses and led Anthropic to pull the public-facing Fable 5 because it couldn't reliably exclude foreign nationals.
Jailbreaks Are Broad Not Unique To Anthropic
- Security researchers and Anthropic say the jailbreaks found in Fable 5 also exist in other models, suggesting the risk isn't unique to Anthropic.
- Cybersecurity experts signed an open letter calling the ban dangerous because it removes advanced defensive tools from U.S. network defenders.
Politics Intensify Enforcement And Can Boost Adoption
- The Anthropic-White House conflict may be partly political, with strained relations exacerbating enforcement choices.
- Previous clashes led to a supply-chain risk label and lawsuit, and downloads spiked after prior blowups, showing controversy can boost usage.