Anthropic Reconciled with Government | US News

US News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Sep 3, 2026 · 1m

Anthropic is back in the government’s good books after a tense standoff, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reinstating trust — a reversal following earlier national security concerns. The fallout began in February when Anthropic was labeled a supply chain risk for allegedly enabling AI misuse like surveillance or drones, prompting CEO Dario Amodei to fiercely defend their ethics. A recent court ruling sided with Anthropic, declaring Pentagon actions unlawful and motivated by political posturing, not evidence of threat. Co-founder Tom Brown has also been actively engaging officials, even…