The model-access restrictions and restoration
Selected evidence from the State of AI Report 2026, with the period, source, and definitions needed to interpret it.
Evidence you can use
The model-access restrictions and restoration
2026-06-12 to 2026-07-01
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-12Source | Export controls applied. Anthropic suspended both models for all users. |
| 2026-06-30Source | Anthropic said the export controls had been lifted. |
| 2026-07-01Source | Anthropic updated its notice to say access was restored. |
Timeline based on Anthropic’s account. Restored access does not imply identical availability across every product, cloud, or customer. The company described separate arrangements for Mythos and its Glasswing partners.
Sources: Anthropic: redeploying Fable 5.
Sources and dates
2026 report snapshot. Preview revised 2026-10-07. Individual data periods and source checks are listed below. This is not a claim that every source was updated on that date.
- Anthropic: statement on the export directiveJune 2026. Primary source checked 2026-10-07.
- Anthropic: redeploying Fable 5Updated 2026-07-01. Primary source checked 2026-10-07.
- Nathan Benaich: Europe cannot rent its way to AI sovereignty2026. Author analysis.
- State of AI Report 2026, slide 166: Anthropic vs. US Government: who defines the limits of AI usage in defense2026 report snapshot. Read against the report PDF on 2026-10-07. Study-specific limits retained.
- State of AI Report 2026, slide 167: Frontier AI goes live in US military operations2026 report snapshot. Read against the report PDF on 2026-10-07. Study-specific limits retained.
- State of AI Report 2026, slide 168: Iran turned US commercial cloud infrastructure into an explicit military target set2026 report snapshot. Read against the report PDF on 2026-10-07. Study-specific limits retained.
- State of AI Report 2026, slide 169: Outside the US and China, 67 countries have sovereign AI projects2026 report snapshot. Read against the report PDF on 2026-10-07. Study-specific limits retained.
- State of AI Report 2026, slide 170: Selected sovereign AI program pledges total about $138B2026 report snapshot. Read against the report PDF on 2026-10-07. Study-specific limits retained.
- State of AI Report 2026, slide 172: Korea is going big on funding domestic AI and building a market for it2026 report snapshot. Read against the report PDF on 2026-10-07. Study-specific limits retained.
- State of AI Report 2026, slide 173: Governments are funding compute access for domestic AI developers2026 report snapshot. Read against the report PDF on 2026-10-07. Study-specific limits retained.
- State of AI Report 2026, slide 177: Europe’s data center ambition is hampered by significantly more expensive energy costs2026 report snapshot. Read against the report PDF on 2026-10-07. Study-specific limits retained.
- State of AI Report 2026, slide 178: China uses cheap power to favor domestic AI chips2026 report snapshot. Read against the report PDF on 2026-10-07. Study-specific limits retained.
- State of AI Report 2026, slide 183: US states keep regulating AI despite Trump’s push for national rules2026 report snapshot. Read against the report PDF on 2026-10-07. Study-specific limits retained.
- State of AI Report 2026, slide 184: California builds independent oversight of AI safety claims2026 report snapshot. Read against the report PDF on 2026-10-07. Study-specific limits retained.
- State of AI Report 2026, slide 185: Brussels delays high-risk EU AI Act rules by up to 16 months2026 report snapshot. Read against the report PDF on 2026-10-07. Study-specific limits retained.
- State of AI Report 20262026 report snapshot. Report PDF. See individual slide references for the expanded analysis.
- CNAS: Sovereign AI Index2026 report snapshot. Retained from the launch essay.
Cite this page
Benaich, Nathan. “The model-access restrictions and restoration.” State of AI Report 2026. Published 2026-10-08.