Trump tells Axios he no longer views Anthropic as national security threat

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has rescinded his earlier concerns about artificial intelligence company Anthropic, stating he no longer considers it a national security threat.

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Well, not now, but a week ago, maybe.

This shift in perspective comes after senior technical staff from Anthropic were scheduled to meet with Trump administration officials. The discussions were intended to address a dispute over foreign access to the company's advanced AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5. Last week, Anthropic had disabled access to these models for all users following a directive from Trump to block foreign nationals from accessing them.

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very quickly and responsibly.

In an interview with "The Axios Show," Trump acknowledged that while he might have viewed Anthropic as a threat a week prior, that is no longer the case. He commended Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei for responding "very quickly" and "responsibly" to the administration's export control directive. Trump also mentioned his meeting with tech leaders, including Amodei, at a G7 summit in France this week. While he did not rule out using emergency powers under the Defense Production Act, he expressed uncertainty about the necessity of such actions.

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I have the power to use a lot of things. But I'm not sure I have to do that.

An Anthropic spokesperson responded to Trump's interview by expressing gratitude for the administration's partnership in resolving the matter swiftly. The company reaffirmed its commitment to collaborating with the administration to protect critical infrastructure and ensure U.S. leadership in AI.

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We are grateful to the administration for their ongoing partnership in working to get this matter resolved as quickly as possible. We remain committed to working alongside them towards our shared goals of protecting critical infrastructure and making sure the U.S. leads in AI.