AI tool Fable is reportedly banned or taken offline, disrupting workflows for founders using it for software development

my take on this situation currently is that they'll unban it in a few days and the net effect will be increased demand for Fable

however this kind of thing is extremely disruptive and distracting for people inside of the company. the only comparable scenario i can remember is Sam Altman's firing which was resolved relatively quickly. even though things went back to the way they were, i do think that disrupted their momentum for a while

hoping for a good outcome here!

Bro I was going to spend the weekend hacking with Fable and they nuked it 😭😭😭

@danshipper @every I think the real reason @AnthropicAI stopped access to Fable 5 is because @kieranklaassen told me today at @blastoffrails that if he extrapolated his Fable 5 usage in the last week to API pricing for a year it would be $1,500,000.

@danshipper @kieranklaassen Dude, I know they didn’t want this to happen but the marketing is genius, the model is so good. You can’t have it. I’m sorry.

Oh wait it’s back. Hurry up and use it before they take it away again.

@danshipper Naw. The public guy reaction is too severe. China has won AI and many thinks in the US are unstable. This is like tariffs for importers. You need to seek alternatives from the US in general. People are switching to open source and Chinese tools for stability

@danshipper “What is this story model I keep hearing about? With the Claude people? It’s illegal now? Well shit, why aren’t our people using that one? It costs how much more? Well gosh darn it, reopen the experimentation budget!”

@danshipper @kieranklaassen The Streisand effect

@danshipper No chance they unban it. This is quite possible the greatest technological tragedy. AGI will never be released

@danshipper It’s a bit shocking how hand-wavy the order appears, I know it’s corp comms spin. But dang that’s will how quickly they shut that down.

@danshipper former uber dude running AI for DOD bans claude and now this. they're giving so much free PR to anthropic lol

@danshipper Yea you’re prob right W take

@danshipper @kieranklaassen i actually can’t believe this is happening, wow

@danshipper "There goes Grandpa with his favorite fable again..."

@danshipper The damage is done. This precedent makes longer time lines and more gate kept models in the US the most likely outcome now.

@danshipper @kieranklaassen so happy I let automode on CC finish out the final enhancement earlier when I walked away from my desk

@danshipper Its wild that this is happening at all. Imagine having to restrict access to a tool you use at work based on the citizenship status of your employees

@DrEliotX @danshipper If you read the Anthropic article it all appears to be a knee jerk reaction from the stupid people in government. Pretty certain that it will only be down for a day or two at the most. Meanwhile, I just discovered my usage has been reset.

@danshipper will full fucking doxx including passport... ewww

@danshipper I really hope you are right! Stupid thing is how nerfed Fable 5 is and that I cannot use it for anything involving biology, and as a bio teacher creating apps for learners, that was already hurting!

@danshipper You are very naive. This is what they hoped for.