Trump Anthropic Pentagon Negotiations

On April 21, Trump said Anthropic was “shaping up” and that he was open to a deal between the AI company and the Pentagon. By June 17, he said negotiations were “going fine,” indicating that talks had continued. Reuters also reported that Trump told Axios he no longer viewed Anthropic as a national security threat. An Anthropic co-founder said the company was discussing its next AI model with the administration. A source said the two sides had not discussed the government taking a stake in Anthropic. The US Commerce secretary said the company was back on the “right side” with the administration.

Taking this as factual, the impact is 10%. Anthropic, the Pentagon and the Trump administration remain in negotiations, with no reported agreement or government stake. The immediate change is political. Trump’s public language toward Anthropic has shifted from a security concern to openness about working with the company.

Watch for a formal Pentagon agreement, details of any contract, or an official account of how Anthropic’s next model figures in the talks. Renewed national security objections would change the picture quickly.

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