Fable and Mythos: Anthropic says US lifts export ban on its advanced AI tools - BBC News

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Anthropic announced that U.S. export restrictions on its most advanced generative AI models — named Fable and Mythos — have been lifted or eased, a development reported by BBC, Reuters, Al Jazeera, CNN, CBS and others. The move reverses controls that previously limited how and to whom those models could be distributed. The BBC story is dated 1 July 2026 and mentions Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei in its coverage. Reporting includes details that the U.S. Commerce Department has been involved in coordinating the change: Al Jazeera cites Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick as saying his department had been coordinating with relevant parties. Earlier Reuters reporting noted a prior step in late June in which Mythos was allowed to be released to “trusted” U.S. organizations, suggesting a phased or conditional approach to access. Media accounts describe the action variously as a lift, an easing, or the removal of an export ban, and identify the White House and the current administration as the authority overseeing the decision in some reports.