An AI-powered forensic investigations firm says its platform was used as part of the FBI's urgent investigation into the attempted assassination at this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner.
Why it matters: Law enforcement agencies are turning to AI tools to sift through the growing volumes of digital evidence generated in criminal investigations.
The Trump administration is close to allowing Anthropic to restore access to its powerful Fable 5 model, which has been offline for 15 days because of security fears by the government, a source close to the situation tells Axios.
Insiders expect the administration's limits on Fable 5 could be lifted as soon as this coming week, the source said.
A second source said conversations are expected to continue over the weekend, and Anthropic expects to restore Fable access soon.
Why it matters: For developers and even non-technical early adopters, Fable 5's blackout was unprecedented and deeply jarring — a top-tier model, already in users' hands, pulled offline due to government intervention.
Anthropic's most powerful models are back online on a limited basis after the company addressed risks that led the government toeffectivelyshut them down, according to a letter from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to Anthropic, seen by Axios.
Why it matters: The abrupt removal of Mythos 5 and Fable 5 created uncertainty within the industry and among allies around the world whose cyber capabilities were stunted by the loss.
