Trump says Anthropic is shaping up and a deal is ‘possible’ for Department of Defense use

President Donald Trump on Tuesday told CNBC that “it’s possible” there will be a deal allowing Anthropic’s artificial intelligence models to be used within the Department of Defense.

“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 during an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “They’re very smart, and I think they can be of great use.”

Trump’s comments land after a high profile clash between the Pentagon and Anthropic spilled into public view earlier this year.

The Department of Defense declared Anthropic a supply chain risk in March, meaning that use of the company’s technology purportedly threatens U.S. national security. The label requires defense contractors to certify that they don’t use Anthropic’s Claude AI models in their work with the military.

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