Anthropic Back in Trump’s Favour, Says US Commerce Chief

Washington: U.S. ​Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said AI giant ‌Anthropic is "back on the right side" with the Trump administration, Axios reported on Wednesday ​citing an interview.

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.

On ​August 27, a U.S. judge sided with Anthropic ​in the company's fight with the American military ‌over ⁠AI safety on the battlefield.

Anthropic and the Commerce Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment from ​Reuters. Anthropic ​co-founder Tom ⁠Brown appeared on stage at a tech-focused G20 event ​in North Carolina on Wednesday ​morning. ⁠Brown stressed the importance of data centers at the gathering, urging the gathered ⁠officials ​to grant permits to ​build them in their countries.