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directive

[dih-rek-tiv, dahy-] / dɪˈrɛk tɪv, daɪ- /


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The company said it disabled access to its most advanced models for all its customers to comply with the directive.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

Anthropic suspended access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models following a U.S. government export control directive due to national security.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

The U.S. government directive was to “suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States,” according to an Anthropic blog post on Friday evening.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 13, 2026

In 2025, it issued a similar directive against actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh over his appearance alongside Pakistani actor Hania Aamir in a Punjabi film.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

This double demand is a major justification for the prime directive “Omit needless words.”

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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