AnthropicLaunchPolicyAugust 7, 2026

Claude's Fable 5 update reduces biology false positives by 85%

Anthropic says the update cut biology-related fallbacks by about 85% across its product surfaces, so Fable 5 now handles more everyday health and educational questions instead of switching to a less capable model. Fable still falls back to Opus 5 for dual-use requests such as virology, toxicology, and molecular design.

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