Anthropic in Chaos After Disabling Two AI Models on Short Notice
Anthropic disabled Fable 5 and Mythos 5 with under 90 minutes' warning, sparking internal turmoil and staff concerns.
Anthropic plunged into internal chaos after disabling its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models with less than 90 minutes of notice, according to the New York Times.
The sudden shutdown left employees puzzled and increasingly alarmed. The disruption followed the Trump administration's move to limit Anthropic's latest AI models, though the exact mechanism and extent of that pressure remains unclear.
Some staff inside the company are now openly wondering whether the administration is bullying them. The less-than-90-minute warning window gave teams virtually no time to prepare or respond.
The situation highlights growing tension between AI companies and government authorities over model deployment and access. Anthropic workers are reportedly grappling with uncertainty about what comes next — and why their models were targeted in the first place.
Neither Anthropic nor the administration has publicly clarified the full scope of the restrictions.