Feds freaked over Fable 5 after simple 'fix this code' prompt, not jailbreak

Security expert Katie Moussouris claims that the US government's export ban on Anthropic's Fable 5 model was triggered by a simple 'fix this code' prompt. She argues that this does not constitute a dangerous jailbreak and criticizes the classification of such prompts as munitions.
Why it matters
This raises significant questions about the intersection of AI regulation, national security, and the definition of dual-use technology.
According to the one person who actually read the research paper
The article relies heavily on a single source critical of the Trump administration's regulatory actions.
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