Trump dines with Anthropic CEO after court backs Pentagon ban
President Donald Trump dined Sunday with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, two days after a federal appeals court rejected the AI company's challenge to the Pentagon's ban on its products. The meal follows months of tension over national security concerns. The dispute began in February when Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth designated Anthropic a supply chain risk, citing threats to national security. Amodei had resisted, warning his products could enable mass surveillance or autonomous armed drones. The court ruling allows the Pentagon to continue removing Anthropic's Claude models from its systems. Trump champions AI as a race against China, while Amodei has urged the industry to slow development for safety. He warned AI could soon lead agent swarms capable of taking over the internet. OpenAI's CEO has also delayed its stock sale to focus on safety.