President Donald Trump has shifted his perspective on the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, stating in a recent interview that he no longer considers it a national security threat. This comes after a period of tension where Trump had previously ordered the company to restrict foreign access to its advanced AI models.

Earlier in the week, senior technical staff from Anthropic were slated to meet with Trump administration officials to address a dispute concerning foreign access to their cutting-edge AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5. The company had disabled access to these models for all users after President Trump issued a directive for Anthropic to block foreign nationals from accessing them.

When directly questioned about whether he viewed Anthropic or its CEO, Dario Amodei, as a national security threat, Trump responded, "Well, not now, but a week ago, maybe." He elaborated that Amodei had responded to the administration's export control directive "very quickly" and "responsibly."

The President and other G7 leaders had met with tech executives, including Anthropic's Amodei, during a summit in France this week. Despite his revised stance, Trump did not entirely rule out the possibility of invoking emergency powers under the Defense Production Act against Anthropic, although he expressed uncertainty about the necessity of such measures.

In response to Trump's interview, an Anthropic spokesperson expressed gratitude for the administration's partnership in resolving the issue swiftly. The company reaffirmed its commitment to collaborating with the administration to safeguard critical infrastructure and maintain U.S. leadership in AI.