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Lutnick’s Letter to Anthropic Warned of Curbs on Top AI Models

Bloomberg Tech · Jun 16, 2026, 6:47 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick warned Anthropic PBC in a letter last week that it would need government permission to grant foreign nationals access to its most advanced AI models and threatened criminal and civil penalties if the firm failed to comply, according to a copy obtained by Bloomber

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