Fable 5 is back, shining a light on a much bigger problem

When the US government imposed export controls on Anthropic’s Fable 5 model in June 2026, it disappeared from production for 18 days, illustrating how external factors beyond vendor control can disrupt AI infrastructure. The article argues organizations should build orchestration layers above AI models rather than coupling applications directly to individual models, so they can swap, route, or fail over without touching the layer above.