Trump on Anthropic: No Longer a National Security Threat

Donald Trump recently stated that he no longer views Anthropic as a national security threat. Just a week ago, he held a different view. Here's the thing: Trump told The Axios Show that relations improved quickly after CEO Dario Amodei responded to the administration's concerns. Trump described Amodei as "nice" and "smart" after their meeting at the G7 summit. The rapid resolution came because, as Trump put it, "it’s a tremendous liability," and "people get put in prison immediately for that." This controversy stems from a US export ban on Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models. The Commerce Department restricted access to these advanced AI models last week. What's interesting is that Amazon, a competitor and part-owner of Anthropic, was the one who alerted the administration to a serious vulnerability. Now, the White House and Anthropic are drafting a joint risk framework. This standard will assess AI security flaws and guide government intervention in future AI incidents. This framework could also serve as a template for future interactions between governments and AI developers. The bottom line is that this framework could restore access to the Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models and shape future AI regulations.