Inside the whirlwind 24 hours that led the White House to slap export controls on Anthropic

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The White House imposed export controls on Anthropic after a rapid internal review of the company’s newly released AI model. Officials believed the model could create security risks and pushed Anthropic to pull it voluntarily before taking action. Anthropic disputed the government’s claims, said it had already worked with officials on the release, and argued the controls were disproportionate. The story highlights growing tension between AI model deployment, national security oversight, and commercial access to advanced software.

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