Trump to dine with Anthropic CEO after court backs Pentagon ban
President Donald Trump planned to dine with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Sunday, following a federal appeals court ruling that upheld the Pentagon's ban on the AI company's products over national security concerns. The dispute began in February when Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk, while Amodei resisted over fears his products could enable mass surveillance or autonomous armed drones. The court decision allows the Pentagon to continue removing Claude models from its systems. Trump has championed AI development to stay ahead of China, but Amodei has urged the industry to slow down for safety measures. He warned AI could soon control internet-wide agent swarms, while OpenAI has delayed its stock sale to focus on safety.