UPDATE 1-White House drafts guidance to bypass Anthropic's risk flag for new AI models, Axios reports

Reuters could not immediately verify ⁠the report. This development comes as Anthropic faced ​a fallout with the Pentagon earlier in the ⁠year after the startup refused to remove guardrails ⁠against ​using its AI for autonomous weapons or domestic surveillance, and the department designated ⁠the Claude-maker as a supply-chain risk.

‌The White ​House is developing guidance that could allow federal agencies ‌to sidestep Anthropic's supply-chain risk designation and onboard new artificial intelligence models, including Mythos, Axios reported on ‌Tuesday.

A draft executive action, which is currently ‌in the works, could give the Trump administration a way to dial down the fight with Anthropic, ⁠the ​Axios report ⁠said, citing two sources. Reuters could not immediately verify ⁠the report.

This development comes as Anthropic faced ​a fallout with the Pentagon earlier in the ⁠year after the startup refused to remove guardrails ⁠against ​using its AI for autonomous weapons or domestic surveillance, and the department designated ⁠the Claude-maker as a supply-chain risk. The White House and ⁠Anthropic ⁠did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for comment.