Anthropic Launches Claude Corps, Opus 4.8 Amid New Export Controls
Anthropic introduces Claude Corps, a national fellowship for early-career professionals, alongside the powerful new Claude Opus 4.8 model. These launches coincide with a US government directive that suspends access to the recently released Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models.
Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.8, an upgrade to its top-tier model family that delivers stronger performance in coding, agentic tasks, and professional workloads. The company also introduces Claude Corps, a national fellowship program designed for early-career individuals who want to bring AI benefits to communities across America. Additionally, Anthropic expands Project Glasswing to approximately 150 new organizations in over fifteen countries to further AI accessibility.
The US government issues an export control directive that forces Anthropic to suspend all access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models. This regulatory action interrupts the availability of these newly launched systems just days after their initial release. Anthropic complies with the government order while simultaneously publishing the results of its first Anthropic Public Record.
Anthropic actively broadens its global and enterprise footprint by opening a new office in Seoul and announcing partnerships across the Korean AI ecosystem. The company also teams up with major enterprise firms like TCS and DXC to integrate Claude into highly regulated industries such as banking and aviation. To address the rapid pace of AI advancement, Anthropic releases new policy proposals aimed at helping government institutions adapt to exponential technological progress.