Anthropic has confirmed that the Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on Claude’s two most powerful models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5.
In a post on X, Anthropic confirmed that it will begin restoring access to Fable 5 on Wednesday. On the other hand, Mythos will remain exclusive to select companies.
“We’ve received notice that the Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5,” Anthropic said in a statement. “We’ll begin restoring access tomorrow, and will share an update soon.”
“We’re grateful to our users for their patience, and to everyone who worked with us on redeploying the models.”
At the moment, it’s unclear if Fable 5 will roll out to everyone, including those outside the United States.
Claude could soon verify your identity
More recently, references to KYC were spotted on Anthropic’s website, raising concerns that models like Fable could be restricted to users who complete identity verification, or possibly to certain regions, at least initially.
In a support document, Anthropic says it is rolling out identity verification for “a few use cases,” and users may see a verification prompt when accessing certain Claude capabilities, during routine platform integrity checks, or as part of other safety and compliance measures.
“Being responsible with powerful technology starts with knowing who is using it,” Anthropic noted. The company says identity verification helps it prevent abuse, enforce usage policies, and comply with legal obligations.
Anthropic says it has selected Persona Identities as its verification partner.
You may be asked to provide a valid government-issued photo ID, such as a passport, driver’s license, state or provincial ID, or national identity card.
The company says photocopies, screenshots, scanned documents, mobile IDs, student IDs, employee badges, bank cards, and temporary paper IDs are not accepted.
Anthropic also says users may need to take a live selfie using a phone or computer camera, and the process typically takes under five minutes.
Anthropic says ID and selfie data are collected and held by Persona, not stored directly on Anthropic’s systems, though Anthropic can access verification records through Persona when needed, such as during an appeal.
“We only use your verification data to confirm who you are and not for any other purposes,” Anthropic said. “We are not using your identity data to train our models. Verification data is used solely to confirm who you are and to meet our legal and safety obligations.”
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