Anthropic’s Mythos 5 is back

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After a rollercoaster negotiation process with the Trump administration that dragged on for two weeks, Anthropic’s Mythos 5 is finally back in action — at least, somewhat, for a select group of organizations, according to a letter from the government to Anthropic that was viewed by The Verge. Fable 5, however — the public-facing Mythos-class model — appears to still be in limbo, with no apparent timeline for a rollout agreement.

The letter, dated June 26th and sent by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown, who had been recently leading negotiations, states that there’s been a “revision to the license requirements” based on the fact that Anthropic has recently “worked with the U.S. government to address risks” associated with Mythos 5 and Fable 5.

Anthropic spokesperson Danielle Ghiglieri told The Vergein a statement that the company had “received notice from the US government that Mythos...

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