The White House once issued a 90-minute ultimatum to Anthropic, demanding the removal of Fable 5.

The U.S. government and Anthropic have engaged in a fierce confrontation over the security risks associated with the Fable 5 model. According to insiders, the White House demanded that Anthropic voluntarily withdraw the model within 90 minutes—a request that Anthropic refused. Ultimately, the Trump administration imposed export controls on the model citing national security concerns.