Anthropic reportedly took Fable offline after Commerce demand, fueling kill-switch debate
sebkrier · x · 2026-07-24
Anthropic reportedly took Fable offline almost immediately after the Commerce Department demanded it, which the post uses as evidence that AI companies can already shut down their own web and API services.
The quoted thread argues for a "kill switch act," saying it is absurd that there is no off switch for AI even as companies race toward superintelligence despite obvious misalignment concerns.
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