According to Odaily, citing The New York Times, Anthropic employees have raised concerns about the company’s IPO plans after the White House issued an emergency takedown order targeting the Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models. The order required the models to be taken down and placed the company under immediate regulatory pressure.
The report said Anthropic’s management faced a compressed response window after receiving a 90-minute deadline to remove the models. That short timeline created pressure for executives as they dealt with the demand and the internal handling of the situation.
Some employees were also confused by the stated basis for the takedown. The report said the explanation shifted between “national security” and “security vulnerabilities,” leaving staff uncertain about the exact regulatory focus. Employees are worried that this pressure from regulators could affect Anthropic’s listing process.