Exclusive: Trump tells "The Axios Show" that Anthropic was a national security threat

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1. 27d ago

   Trump No Longer Views Anthropic as National Security Threat

   President Donald Trump stated in an interview with The Axios Show that he no longer considers Anthropic a national security threat. This shift follows the company's compliance with administration directives. Senior technical staff from Anthropic were scheduled to meet with administration officials recently.

   What's confirmed:

   • President Donald Trump told The Axios Show he no longer views Anthropic as a national security threat.
   • Trump indicated he may have viewed the company as a threat the previous week.

   Still unconfirmed:

   • Senior Anthropic technical staff were scheduled to meet with Trump administration officials earlier this week.
   • Anthropic complied with administration directives to change Trump's view of the company.
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2. 34d ago

   Trump says Anthropic no longer a national security threat

   Donald Trump told The Axios Show that he no longer views Anthropic as a national security threat. This follows a government directive that forced Anthropic to disable access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models. Trump stated that negotiations with the company are "going fine" as the shutdown continues.

   What's confirmed:

   • Anthropic disabled access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 to comply with a government directive.
   • The White House ordered Anthropic to restrict exports of Fable and Mythos.
   • Donald Trump told The Axios Show that he no longer views Anthropic as a national security threat.
   • Trump stated that negotiations with Anthropic are "going fine".

   Still unconfirmed:

   • Early users of Anthropic Mythos still have access despite the US order.
   • A Korean telecom giant is at the center of the Mythropic Mythos controversy.
   • Anthropic sent a hacker to address government concerns regarding AI safety.
   confidence 90%