President Donald Trump reportedly said he may have viewed artificial intelligence startup Anthropic as a national security threat just days ago, but now believes the company has acted responsibly after complying with a U.S. government directive restricting access to its most advanced AI models.
Trump Softens Stance On Anthropic After AI Access Dispute In an interview with The Axios Show published Friday, Trump was asked whether he viewed Anthropic or its CEO, Dario Amodei, as a threat to national security.
"Well, not now, but a week ago, maybe," Trump said.
The comments follow a dispute between the Trump administration and Anthropic over foreign access to the company's flagship AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5.
Senior Anthropic technical staff were scheduled to meet with administration officials this week to discuss the issue.
