US government restores trust in Anthropic after export ban reversal

The Trump administration now officially trusts Anthropic, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick confirmed, reversing months of friction over AI safety and national defense that had led to export restrictions on the company's models. Lutnick said Anthropic "did what we asked" and is "back on the right side," crediting co-founder Tom Brown for mending ties through talks with officials and a G20 appearance. The shift follows a federal judge striking down one Pentagon blacklist of the firm. Anthropic continues to litigate a separate Pentagon designation under a different statute before the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.