I Woke Up and My AI Model Was Gone.

Claude launched Fable as its most powerful model yet. Within days, the US government placed it under export controls, and Anthropic had to disable it for every customer to comply.In E15, Jeff uses that overnight shutdown to make the case at the heart of Decision 5 of The High-Stakes AI Playbook. Never hinge your business on a single vendor, a single model, or a single platform.He walks through the three layers of control that keep an operation running when a tool disappears: the tools you choose, the data you own, and the people you prepare.IN THIS EPISODE- Why the Fable shutdown is a real-world example of the Vendor Capture Trap- The strongest case for going all-in on one vendor, and why it does not hold- Layer one: choosing flexible tools you can switch between- Layer two: owning your data so you can move between models- Layer three: preparing your people to handle change without losing a stepCHAPTERS00:00 The morning Fable disappeared 00:32 What the US government actually did 01:06 Decision 5: don't bet your business on one vendor 01:24 A disagreement with a friend in the industry 02:31 The $1,500 cap and what it tells you 03:32 Why I build with model-switching 04:53 Layer 1: Choose flexible, switchable tools 07:45 Layer 2: Own your data 10:36 Amplify, don't replace 12:16 Layer 3: Prepare your people for change 14:26 Take the driver's seatKEY TAKEAWAYS1. A tool can vanish overnight through no fault of your own, so build for that from the start.2. Control over your inputs is what protects continuity, from the solo operator to the global CEO.3. Amplify your people with AI, and never bet the business on one model.LINKSRequest the book: goSOS.ai/playbookThe Signal on Substack: jeffswan18.substack.comFollow Jeff: @jeffswan18Stay human boss. Get full access to #NoVendors by Jeff Swan at jeffswan18.substack.com/subscribe