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Claude Code 2.1.232 makes forked subagents the default
The August 13 cut also closes PowerShell, Git Bash, and shared `/tmp` holes. Version 2.1.233, a day later, had to walk two of the Bash permission changes back.
Anthropic's Fable 5: The Safest Model Nobody Can Use
Anthropic launched Claude Fable 5, its most capable model ever, on June 9. Four days later, the US government forced a complete shutdown over a potential jailbreak. Here's what happened, why developers were already angry, and what it means for frontier AI deployment.
Claude Fable 5: The Backlash
Claude Fable 5 launched today. Within hours, the community was split between praising its capabilities and condemning its silent safeguards, subscription cliff, and burn rate. This is what the backlash looks like.
Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5: Anthropic Splits Its Frontier Tier
Anthropic shipped its first public Mythos-class model. Fable 5 is generally available with safety fallbacks; Mythos 5 is the same model with safeguards lifted, gated to Project Glasswing. Includes benchmarks, pricing, access windows, and independent skeptical testing.