Trump says Anthropic Pentagon deal is ‘possible’, weeks after blacklisting the company as a national security risk

The US president told CNBC on Tuesday that Anthropic is ‘shaping up’ following a White House meeting last Friday at which the company’s CEO Dario Amodei discussed its Mythos AI model with Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

The Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic remains in legal limbo, with a federal appeals court and a San Francisco district court having reached conflicting conclusions.

President Donald Trump told CNBC’s Squawk Box on Tuesday that a deal allowing Anthropic’s AI models to be used within the Department of Defense is “possible,” describing the company as “shaping up.”

“They came to the White House a few days ago, and we had some very good talks with them, and I think they’re shaping up,” Trump said.

“They’re very smart, and I think they can be of great use.” The comments mark a striking rhetorical reversal ...