Lutnick: Anthropic is "back on the right side" with Trump administration
Summary
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the Trump administration now trusts the AI company Anthropic after previous conflicts. Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown has helped improve the company's relationship with the White House and is playing a key role in talks with international leaders.Key Facts
- The Trump administration had earlier clashes with Anthropic over national security and AI safety issues.
- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Anthropic has now met the government’s requests and is "back on the right side."
- Tom Brown, a co-founder of Anthropic, is representing the company in discussions with the White House and spoke at the G20 Innovation Ministerial.
- Brown praised President Trump’s post about data centers being a source of jobs and prosperity.
- The administration and Anthropic had conflicts that led to export controls on Anthropic’s advanced AI models.
- Brown helped repair relations by talking with Lutnick and the National Cyber Director.
- A federal judge ruled against the Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic, saying it violated the company’s constitutional rights.
- Anthropic is still challenging another Pentagon designation in court.
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