Washington lifted the 19-day ban on Fable 5. The resolution sets a precedent for a structured pre-approval process before shipping models. Fable is moving to variable per-token pricing in the coming weeks. Most builders are expected to avoid the model at the initial price point.
OpenAI floated the idea that every frontier lab hand the U.S. government a 5% stake. The proposal covers companies including Anthropic. At Anthropic’s valuation that stake equals roughly $50B.