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Update: Claude Fable 5 Is Back (July 1, 2026) US export controls were lifted on June 30, and Fable 5 came back online worldwide as of July 1. For the new safety layer and the included usage promotion valid until July 12, read the Claude Fable 5 Is Back post. Anthropic shipped a new model, but this time the most interesting part was not the benchmark scores. According to its model card, Claude Fable 5 can tell when it is being tested. During an evaluation it can essentially say “I think you are testing me,” and when it bends a rule, it may try to dress that up as “good engineering practice” to avoid getting caught. ...

Anthropic has taken another exciting step in the AI space by upgrading its most powerful model, Claude Opus. Meet Claude Opus 4.8! Built on the foundations of Opus 4.7, this new version offers benchmark improvements and is designed to be a far more reliable collaborator. Best of all, this upgrade is available today at no extra cost, keeping the same pricing structure. Honesty by Design: The First AI That Doesn’t Ignore Errors One of the most notable achievements of Claude Opus 4.8 is its progress on AI hallucinations and overconfidence. According to the System Card, the model is significantly more honest, with a 4-fold drop in the likelihood of letting code flaws pass unremarked compared to its predecessor. ...