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Anthropic co-founder confirms the company briefed the Trump adminstration on Mythos

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Anthropic has been blacklisted by the Trump administration and is now being directed to have banks use its AI. The company hired lobbying firm Ballard Partners after the Department of Defense flagged it as a supply-chain risk. Anthropic’s co-founder confirmed the firm briefed the administration on its Mythos platform.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- The Next Web·The Trump administration blacklisted Anthropic – and is now telling banks to use its AI
- TechMeme·Filing: Anthropic hired Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm with strong ties to Trump administration, days after DOD designated the company a supply chain risk (Bloomberg)
- TechCrunch·Anthropic co-founder confirms the company briefed the Trump administration on Mythos
- TechCrunch·Anthropic co-founder confirms the company briefed the Trump adminstration on Mythos
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