GoKawiilSenior Anthropic staffers are meeting with Trump administration officials in Washington, D.C., on Monday to try to resolve the artificial intelligence company's latest high-profile dispute with the U.S. government, according to a source close to the company.
Anthropic received an export control directive on Friday that cited "national security authorities" and ordered the company to suspend access to its latest AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, "by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States," according to a statement.
The AI startup disabled access to the models for all of its customers in order to ensure compliance with the directive.
The unexpected action marks the latest wrinkle in Anthropic's relationship with the government, which has been strained after a clash with the Department of Defense escalated earlier this year. The DOD labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk in March, which banned defense contractors from using the company's technology because it purportedly threatens U.S. national security.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed the government's latest directive in a post on X on Saturday, writing that "every passing day" proves why blacklisting Anthropic was "the right move."
Anthropic sued the Trump administration in an effort to reverse the supply chain risk designation, and that litigation is ongoing.