Amazon CEO Andy Jassy notified the White House of a security vulnerability in a new AI system just 48 hours after its release. The discovery of a "jailbreak" in Anthropic's Fable model led the U.S. government to block worldwide access to the tool for nearly three weeks. President Donald Trump reportedly told aides he wanted to send the company's leadership to jail and considered utilizing the Defense Production Act or seizing control of the corporate board to compel safety compliance.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei resisted the immediate shutdown, arguing that disabling the system on short notice would discourage the commercial deployment of highly capable AI. Administration officials Scott Bessent and Sean Cairncross eventually cut off access for all foreign nationals—including the developer's own staff—to force the model offline. Fable returned to service after a 19 day standoff.
Key sources
- SUPPORT@jvlasto“aides said they struggled to reach Anthropic’s chief executive for several hours and were told Amodei was at a wellness retreat”x.com
- SOURCE@sophiacai99“WH also considered using Defense Production Act or taking over Anthropic’s board to force Dario Amodei’s hand”x.com
- SUPPORT@andrewcurran_“Politico has posted a long article about the Fable drama, aka Anthropic vs The White House”x.com
- SUPPORT@hesamation“White House blocks access for all foreign nationals, including Anthropic’s OWN employees”x.com
- SOURCEmarketbrief.now