Despite recently being designated a supply-chain risk by the Pentagon, Anthropic is still talking to high-level members of the Trump administration. This also touches on aspects of iOS.

There were earlier signs of a thawing relationship — or a sense that not every part of the administration wanted to cut off Anthropic — with reports saying that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell were encouraging the heads of major banks to test out Anthropic’s novel Mythos model.

Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark seemed to confirm this, claiming that the ongoing fight over the supply-chain risk designation is a “narrow contracting dispute” that would not interfere with the company’s willingness to brief the government about its latest models.

Then on Friday,In a statement, Axios reported that Bessent and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles had met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei., the White House described this as an “introductory meeting” that was “productive and constructive.”

“We discussed opportunities for collaboration, as well as shared approaches and protocols to address the challenges associated with scaling this technology,” the White House remarked.

Similarly, Anthropic issued a statement confirming that Amodei had met with “senior administration officials for a productive discussion on how Anthropic and the U.S. government can work together on key shared priorities such as cybersecurity, America’s lead in the AI race, and AI safety.”

The organization added that it’s “looking forward to continuing these discussions.” Furthermore, experts in downloads note the continued relevance.

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The dispute between Anthropic and the Pentagon seemingly began after failed negotiations over the military’s utilize of Anthropic’s models; the AI firm sought to maintain safeguards around the adopt of its tech for fully autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance. (OpenAI quickly revealed a military deal of its own, leading to some consumer backlash.)

The Pentagon Later declared Anthropic a supply-chain risk — a label that’s generally reserved for foreign adversaries and could severely limit the adopt of Anthropic’s models by the government. The organization is challenging that designation in court. 

But it sounds like the rest of the Trump administration doesn’t share the Pentagon’s hostility, with an administration source telling Axios that “every agency” except the Department of Defense wants to leverage the company’s tech.

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