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Howard Lutnick

What's on Howard Lutnick's mind?

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fable 5 & mythos 5 unbanned 30% the amodei-g7 flip 24% safety handshake with anthropic 20% keeping the leash 16% everything else 10%
#1
LUTNICK LIFTS THE BAN ON FABLE 5, MYTHOS 5

No license needed anymore, deemed exports included — Commerce just erased an 18-day standoff in one letter.

The Trump administration lifted export restrictions on Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models after an 18-day standoff, with Commerce Secretary Lutnick announcing the decision.

Yahoo · 2026-07-01
our translation

he wants credit for solving a problem his own department created — 'two weeks of careful review' sounds better than 'we overreacted in june.'

export licenses officially liftedvery sure · 3 sources
#2
ONE HANDSHAKE IN FRANCE UNDID THE BAN
Trump-Amodei G7 sitdownpretty sure · 2 sources
#3
ANTHROPIC'S PRICE FOR FREEDOM: SNITCH ON ITSELF
Anthropic accepted new safety termsvery sure · 2 sources
#4
THE BAN IS LIFTED, THE TRIGGER STAYS LOADED
reimposition clause written into letterpretty sure · 2 sources
saturday, july 4
Field calls from other AI labs asking why they don't get the same waiver(safe bet)
Keep the reimposition letter on file in case Anthropic slips up(reported)
Take a victory-lap call about 'strengthening America's AI leadership'(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

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Field calls from other AI labs asking why they don't get the same waiver

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