Anthropic's Mythos mess just keeps getting more complicated

AI + ML Anthropic's Mythos mess just keeps getting more complicated It sure seems a lot like the Trump administration is just bulling Anthropic for not acquiescing to its every move, and its the cybersecurity community who'll suffer for it Brandon Vigliarolo Brandon Vigliarolo Published mon 22 Jun 2026 // 00:00 UTC KETTLE   It's been a week since the Trump administration established a de facto ban on Anthropic's Mythos derivative, Fable 5, and the more that comes out about the move the more it seems like Anthropic employees talking amongst themselves were on to something: Is the government just picking on the company? This week on the Kettle, host  Brandon Vigliarolo  and Reg cybersecurity editor Jessica Lyons  chat about what's going on with Mythos and Fable, what role Amazon may have played in justifying the government's move, how a prominent cybersecurity expert is calling the government's foul, and what this whole thing might mean for the next wave of models. After all, even if Mythos and Fable are  as advanced as Anthropic claims, it's not going to take long for some open-weight model to make the same leaps, and good luck trying to stop one of those from getting in the hands of anyone who wants them.  REG AD You can listen to The Kettle  here , as well as on  Spotify  and  Apple Music , or read the transcript of the latest episode below. It's been lightly edited for clarity.  REG AD Brandon (00:03) Welcome to the latest episode of The Register 's Kettle Podcast. I'm Brandon Villiarolo, and boy, has it been another exciting week in AI Land. If you've been following the news, you probably know what I'm talking about, especially if you're an Anthropic customer who suddenly lost access to the company's latest models. That's right. This week's topic is none other than the Trump administration's de facto ban on the release of Mythos derivative Fable 5. And with me to discuss it is our cybersecurity editor, Jessic