The political climate surrounding American artificial intelligence continues to shift with remarkable speed. Just weeks after the Trump administration designated Anthropic as a national security risk, the president signaled a potential rapprochement. In an interview with CNBC on Tuesday, Donald Trump suggested that a Pentagon deal with the AI firm is now “possible,” noting that the company appears to be “shaping up” following a high-level briefing at the White House.
The shift follows a Friday meeting between Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and senior administration figures, including Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Central to the discussion was Anthropic’s Mythos AI model, a tool that the administration seems increasingly interested in leveraging for defense purposes. This pivot reflects a broader tension in Washington: the desire to strictly police the AI sector’s ties to foreign interests versus the strategic necessity of keeping domestic innovators within the federal fold.
The legal status of the company remains complicated. While the administration’s rhetoric has softened, the formal blacklisting of Anthropic is currently stalled in a federal appeals court. This state of limbo underscores the transactional nature of the current industrial policy, where the distance between a security threat and a strategic partner is measured by a single meeting and the promise of technological superiority.
With reporting from The Next Web.
Source · The Next Web
