@mattshumer_: So uh, Fable will be useless? Apparently coding work will fall back to Opus.
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Anthropic announces redeployment of Claude Fable 5 with new classifiers to block cybersecurity tasks, potentially limiting routine coding and pushing users to Opus.
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So uh, Fable will be useless?
Apparently coding work will fall back to Opus. https://t.co/igcGeHSvFG
Anthropic (@AnthropicAI): Claude Fable 5 will be available again globally tomorrow.
After a series of productive conversations with the US government, we’re redeploying the model with a new set of classifiers to target and block more cybersecurity tasks. In the near term, some routine tasks like coding
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