Claude Fable 5 is back, but I'm sticking with Opus 4.8 for daily work: 5 reasons why

ZDNET discusses Anthropic's Fable 5 AI, recounting its initial removal after government export restrictions and reporting that the model often throttles or downgrades to a less-capable Opus level when prompts hint at security-related uses. The article outlines availability and temporary usage limits, upcoming pricing changes, inconsistent guardrails, performance complaints, and five reasons the author is deferring adoption despite Fable's purported superior capabilities.