Anthropic Holds Talks With US in Bid to Lift Curbs on AI Models

June 16, 2026, 1:47 AM UTC

Anthropic PBC is seeking to resolve a fresh confrontation with the Trump administration over artificial intelligence security that prompted the company to disable global access to its two most advanced AI models.

Senior technical staff from Anthropic met with administration officials at the Commerce Department on Monday to discuss the national security concerns raised by the government, according to a person familiar with the planning. It wasn’t immediately clear which administration officials participated in the talks.

An Anthropic spokesperson said following the meeting that both sides were working quickly to reach a solution. Spokespeople from Commerce didn’t immediately respond to ...

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