US close to allowing Anthropic to restore Fable 5 model, Axios reports

The Trump administration is close to allowing Anthropic to restore access to its Fable 5 model, according to an Axios report on Saturday. This follows a directive that blocked the model earlier in June. The report did not specify the timeline for the potential restoration.

The article does not provide details on why Fable 5 was initially blocked or what conditions might be required for its restoration. The administration has been active in AI regulation, including recent decisions on other frontier models.

If approved, the restoration would mark a reversal of the earlier block. The situation reflects the ongoing regulatory uncertainty around advanced AI models. The Axios report is based on unnamed sources familiar with the deliberations. No official confirmation has been released yet.