The hidden risk of Trump's Anthropic crackdown

The Trump administration says it wants American AI to dominate the world. But its decision to force Anthropic to abruptly cut off access to one of its most advanced models risks sending foreign governments and companies a very different message: Don't build your future on US AI. The last month of AI policymaking has been a blur of zigs and zags by the administration. First, President Trump delayed an executive order that would have created a voluntary reporting system for advanced AI releases. He said he didn't want to threaten America's lead over China. A few weeks later, the White House issued a slimmed-down executive order that explicitly barred mandatory government licensing. Then, the administration placed Anthropic's Mythos 5 and Fable 5 under export controls, a move critics said amounts to a licensing system by another name. The move against Anthropic—which came as the Pentagon is already tangling with the company—has some foreign governments doubting they can depend on US AI.