The US government and Anthropic did not discuss the matter of government participation.
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Sources familiar with the matter: The Trump administration has not discussed acquiring a stake in Anthropic.
According to Odaily Odaily, sources familiar with the matter stated that there have been no discussions between the Trump administration and Anthropic regarding the government taking a stake in the company. (Jinshi)
Financial Times: OpenAI had explored offering a 5% stake to the US government.
According to Foresight News , citing two sources familiar with the matter, the Financial Times reported that OpenAI explored granting the U.S. government a 5% stake to strengthen its relationship with the Trump administration and expand public participation in the benefits of artificial intelligence. Sources familiar with the matter said the proposal, still in the conceptual stage, was raised by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in early discussions with U.S. officials. Senior Trump administration officials were involved in the discussions, including Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, but any such arrangement would likely require congressional approval. The plan aims to address increasing political scrutiny by allowing direct public involvement in the industry's long-term development. The Financial Times reports that it remains unclear whether other companies interested in artificial intelligence, including Anthropic, Google (GOOG), and Meta (META), will support the proposal. OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, declined to comment to the Financial Times.
The lack of disclosure of details regarding the Anthropic-US government agreement to lift export restrictions on Fables has sparked controversy.
PANews reported on July 1st that, according to Bloomberg, Anthropic has had its external access restrictions on its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models lifted after reaching an agreement with the US government. However, the specific agreements between the two parties regarding security standards and technical modifications have not been disclosed. Previously, the ban stemmed from Amazon's feedback to the US government that Fable's security measures could be bypassed. Anthropic subsequently addressed these shortcomings with the support of CAISI, an agency under the US Department of Commerce, and agreed to deepen its cooperation with CAISI, providing computing power and a security team to participate in testing. The report points out that this export control case, reached through private communications and closed-door negotiations, lacks transparency, making it difficult for companies to predict under what standards they might face further blockades in the future.
Financial AI operates outside of regulation; the UK's FCA plans to expand its jurisdiction over AI giants such as OpenAI and Anthropic.
According to Beating's monitoring, Sheldon Mills, Executive Director of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), warned that regulators are facing an "arms race" to keep pace with the rapid adoption of AI in the financial services industry as businesses and individuals accelerate their adoption. Mills' report on the financial impact of AI indicates that 20% of UK adults are already willing to let large models make their savings or borrowing decisions. While this service offers an experience equivalent to regulated traditional financial advice, its lack of regulatory oversight means users are unable to obtain any financial compensation when they suffer losses. The report recommends an urgent review of the risks of unregulated financial AI and an application for expanded legislative authorization to strengthen oversight of core technology providers such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft through a "key third party" mechanism (the UK government has not yet finalized the specific list). It also recommends collaboration to launch free public financial literacy and decision-making guidance services assisted by AI.
The EU and Anthropic continue discussions regarding Mythos's visit.
PANews , June 29 - Market sources indicate that the EU and Anthropic continue discussions regarding Mythos's visit.
Austria has proposed that the EU introduce Anthropic within its borders to counter US restrictions on AI access.
According to Reuters, the Austrian government has proposed that the EU consider bringing AI company Anthropic into its territory in response to US restrictions on foreign users' access to cutting-edge AI models. In an open letter to the EU's Technology Commissioner, Austrian State Secretary for Digital Affairs Alexander Proell called on the EU to jointly explore Anthropic's strategic layout and participation in Europe, providing it with legal guarantees, market access, and capital support. He emphasized that Europe must ensure it is not excluded from major technological innovations and strive to be an architect of the future of technology, rather than a passive recipient. It is understood that the European Commission introduced relevant legislation earlier this month aimed at boosting the domestic cloud computing, AI, and semiconductor industries to reduce dependence on US tech giants. Anthropic has not yet responded to this proposal.