US Commerce chief says Anthropic back on 'right side' with Trump, Axios reports
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had blocked Anthropic from certain military contracts because the company refused to allow the U.S. to use its Claude AI models for domestic surveillance or autonomous weapons. Anthropic sued in California court.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick stated that AI company Anthropic has returned to the right side of the Trump administration, according to an Axios report on Wednesday. The report was based on an interview with Lutnick. The Commerce Secretary mentioned that the Defense Department had previously barred Anthropic from participating in certain military contracts due to the company's refusal to allow the U.S. to use its Claude AI models for domestic surveillance or in the creation of autonomous weapons. Anthropic had then filed a lawsuit in a California court.
On August 27, a federal judge ruled in favor of Anthropic in its dispute with the U.S. military over AI safety concerns related to battlefield applications. The Commerce Department and Anthropic did not provide immediate responses to inquiries from Reuters regarding the matter.
Anthropic's co-founder, Tom Brown, made an appearance at a tech-focused G20 event in North Carolina on Wednesday morning. During his speech, Brown emphasized the significance of data centers and urged participating officials to grant permits for their construction in their respective countries.
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