According to tech journalist Simon Willison, Anthropic's Fable and Mythos models remain offline following a US government export control directive. The impasse centers on AI safety: the government wants jailbreak-proof models, while Anthropic says perfect jailbreak resistance may be impossible. Personality clashes between company leadership and the administration have added friction to negotiations. High-level meetings at the Commerce Department are happening this week, but the proposed resolution—that everyone involved simply feel more 'safe, secure, and happy'—suggests the two sides are quite far apart.

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