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White House-Anthropic Standoff Over Fable Jailbreak Ends After 19 Days

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Politico detailed the 19-day standoff between the White House and Anthropic, during which officials directly ordered CEO Dario Amodei to take down the Fable model over a jailbreak dispute. The confrontation began on April 6 with requests to Wall Street executives and escalated to blunt orders from the White House. The report highlights the rare direct pressure on a major AI company by the executive branch.

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  1. Techmeme

    Politico : A detailed recap of the White House's 19-day standoff with Anthropic, where a jailbreak dispute led officials to bluntly order Dario Amodei to take Fable down — On the evening of April 6, an unusual request began making its way from Washington to some of Wall Street's most powerful executives.