DOD official contradicts Lutnick: Anthropic still a supply chain risk
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Anthropic PBC has resolved its long-running issues with the Trump administration, but a top Pentagon official, Emil Michael, contradicted this, stating Anthropic remains a designated supply chain risk. The disagreement highlights ongoing friction between the administration's trade and defense perspectives on the AI company.
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Maggie Eastland / Bloomberg : DOD's Emil Michael says Anthropic is still a designated supply chain risk, a day after Howard Lutnick said it resolved its issues with the Trump administration — US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Anthropic PBC has resolved its long-running issues with the Trump administration but a top Pentagon official begs to differ.
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