Anthropic releases ‘too dangerous’ AI Model with safeguards in place

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10 Jun 2026 • 4:06 AM MYT
The Independent
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Anthropic releases ‘too dangerous’ AI Model with safeguards in place

  • Anthropic has released Fable 5, a version of Mythos, the AI system it said was too powerful to exist, but with additional safeguards.
  • At the same time, Anthropic said that it would launch Mythos 5 with some safeguards lifted, which will be exclusively available to security experts and other responsible parties.
  • The safeguards in Fable 5 are designed to mitigate potential threats, particularly in cybersecurity, where the model excels at finding bugs and exploits.
  • Dangerous queries related to cybersecurity, biology or chemistry will be rerouted from Fable 5 to a less capable model, Opus 4.8.
  • Anthropic emphasizes the models' potential for "profound good," citing their use in Project Glasswing for cyber defense and in life sciences research.

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