don't make me bust out my perl crypto(graphy) t-shirt

the following is as best i can tell, a pretty solid rundown of what’s gone down with the USGOV vs. anthropic fable/anthos biz.

Why Did the US Gov Ban Fable 5? The Full Anthropic Story | explainx.ai Blog | explainx.ai

though i have to say the quotes by SoD pete “drunky-poo” hegseth makes abso-fucking-no-sense. you mean you didn’t want the purported most bad ass model at your disposal? wtf?

June 13, 2026 – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posts: “Three months ago, @DeptofWar kicked @AnthropicAI out of our building – forever. Every passing day proves why that was the right move.” It is the most explicit statement of institutional hostility toward Anthropic from inside the administration.

el reg - Feds freaked over Fable 5 after simple ‘fix this code’ prompt, not jailbreak, says researcher - has an additional take on things. this roughly jives with the above timeline.