President Donald Trump reportedly human as a national security threat.
Earlier this month, the White House ordered the artificial intelligence startup to seek government approval before being allowed to do so. foreignerprevents corporations and nations from accessing its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models.
but, interview Regarding Axios’ publication on Friday (June 19), President Trump said he thought Anthropic “acted very responsibly” in response to the administration’s orders.
“He has responded very quickly because he knows it’s a big responsibility,” President Trump said of Anthropic CEO. Dario Amodei.
When asked if he thought Anthropic and Amodei were a national security threat, Trump said, “Well, not right now, but a week ago they might have been.”
The president asserted that the United States is ahead of China in the AI race and said he has no intention of shutting down Anthropic. “I would, but I don’t know if I have to. I think it’s been very responsible so far,” he said in an interview.
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He was also asked whether he would consider using the Defense Production Act to regulate or control the AI industry.
Trump added: “I would do that, but I don’t know if I have to do that.” “So far, I think the company has been very responsible. In fact, it was a competitor, a co-owner, who brought Anthropic in. They didn’t like what they were doing, so they were very concerned. Think about it, it was a co-owner, and I think they did very well.”
The prohibition of models of myth and fable is conflict Anthropic’s battle with the Department of Defense began after the company sought to halt the use of its technology for domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.
When contract negotiations broke down, the Pentagon declared that it would ban Anthropic. Supply chain risk. Anthropic is suing to overturn that designation.
In other humanity news, PYMNTS wrote last week about the company’s decision to postpone its token and token transition plans. Credit-based billing The Claude Agent SDK was developed in response to an outcry from developers and customers concerned about unpredictable costs.
“For enterprise AI buyers, Anthropic’s decision is more than just a price adjustment,” the report said. “This highlights the growing uncertainty surrounding agent AI deployments. While companies increasingly want AI agents to handle research, customer service, software development, and workflow automation, procurement and finance teams are still focused on a more practical question: How much does it really cost to operate these systems?”
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