US Commerce Secretary backs Anthropic after months of export restrictions

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick this week publicly expressed renewed confidence in AI company Anthropic, marking a significant shift in the US government's stance toward the firm. The turnaround follows a period during which Anthropic faced export restrictions imposed by American authorities. Co-founder Tom Brown played a key role in mending relations with Washington through proactive engagement and by highlighting the company's data center expansion efforts. A federal judge also recently struck down the Pentagon's earlier decision to blacklist Anthropic, further restoring its credibility with the government.