President Trump said talks with Anthropic about restoring access to the company’s newest AI models are progressing well, a notable shift in tone after months of escalating conflict between the White House and one of the world’s most prominent AI labs.
How we got here
On February 27, Trump ordered federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s technology entirely. The reason: disagreements over military usage and safety protocols.
Then came June 13, when the administration escalated further by issuing export controls that specifically targeted Anthropic’s latest models, Mythos 5 and Fable 5. The stated rationale was national security, with officials citing concerns about foreign access to sensitive AI capabilities.
Anthropic responded by disabling access to its models for all users. Within days, Anthropic’s technical and senior staff were sitting across the table from Trump administration officials. Those meetings took place on June 14 and 15.
