Anthropic Forms National Security and Public Sector Advisory Council
Anthropic has announced the formation of a bipartisan National Security and Public Sector Advisory Council comprising former U.S. senators, senior Defense Department officials, intelligence community leaders, and nuclear security administrators. The council will advise on high-impact government applications spanning cybersecurity, intelligence analysis, and scientific research, while supporting public-private partnerships and responsible national security AI standards. Members include former Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, former CIA Deputy Director David Cohen, former NSA Cybersecurity Director Dave Luber, and former NNSA administrators from both Trump and Biden administrations. The move signals Anthropic's deepening strategic engagement with U.S. government and allied democracies in the context of AI-era geopolitical competition.
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Anthropic submits AI Action Plan recommendations to White House OSTP
Anthropic submitted formal recommendations to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in response to its Request for Information on a U.S. AI Action Plan. The submission covers six areas: national security testing of AI models, tightening semiconductor export controls (including H20 chips), enhancing lab security via classified government-industry channels, scaling energy infrastructure to 50 GW by 2027, accelerating government AI adoption, and preparing for economic disruption. Anthropic cites its expectation that powerful AI systems matching Nobel Prize-level intellect will emerge in late 2026 or early 2027, framing the recommendations as urgent national security and economic imperatives.
Anthropic forms Economic Advisory Council to guide AI labor market research
Anthropic announced the formation of an Economic Advisory Council comprising ten distinguished economists from institutions including MIT, University of Chicago, Harvard, LSE, and Yale. The council will advise on AI's impact on labor markets, economic growth, and socioeconomic systems, informing the research agenda for Anthropic's Economic Index initiative. The move signals Anthropic's intent to build credible, policy-relevant research infrastructure around AI's economic effects, targeting policymakers and business leaders as an audience.
Anthropic awarded $200M DOD agreement to prototype frontier AI for national security
The U.S. Department of Defense's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) has awarded Anthropic a two-year, $200M ceiling prototype other transaction agreement to develop frontier AI capabilities for national security applications. Work will include fine-tuning models on DOD data, adversarial AI risk mitigation, and responsible AI adoption across the defense enterprise. Anthropic will leverage its Claude Gov models and existing partnerships with Palantir and AWS-hosted infrastructure. This is a significant expansion of Anthropic's federal footprint, building on prior deployments with defense and intelligence agencies.
Anthropic Donates $20 Million to Public First Action for AI Policy Advocacy
Anthropic is contributing $20 million to Public First Action, a new bipartisan 501(c)(4) organization focused on AI governance and public education. The donation is intended to support policies including AI model transparency requirements, a federal AI governance framework, export controls on AI chips, and targeted regulation of high-risk AI applications such as bioweapons and cyberattacks. Anthropic frames the move as consistent with its safety mission, noting that effective AI governance would increase scrutiny of frontier AI companies including itself. The organization is led by both Republican and Democratic strategists and will work across party lines.
Anthropic submits AI accountability recommendations to NTIA, covering evals, red teaming, and pre-registration
Anthropic submitted a formal response to the NTIA's Request for Comment on AI Accountability, outlining a multi-part policy framework for governing advanced AI systems. Key recommendations include increased government funding for evaluation research, mandatory disclosure of evaluation methods, pre-registration of large training runs with national governments, mandated external red teaming before model release, and antitrust guidance to enable industry safety collaboration. The submission reflects Anthropic's core policy positions and advocates for risk-tiered oversight proportional to model capabilities.
Anthropic publishes frontier model security recommendations including multi-party authorization and secure development frameworks
Anthropic released a policy and technical guidance document outlining cybersecurity best practices for securing frontier AI models, including multi-party authorization to AI-critical infrastructure, adoption of NIST SSDF and SLSA supply chain standards, and public-private cooperation modeled on critical infrastructure sectors. The post argues that advanced AI models warrant security levels far exceeding standard commercial practices and recommends government procurement requirements as a near-term enforcement mechanism. Anthropic states it is actively implementing these controls internally and calls on other labs and governments to adopt similar frameworks.
Anthropic Responds to White House AI Action Plan, Calls for Transparency Standards and Export Controls
Anthropic published a policy response to the White House's 'Winning the Race: America's AI Action Plan,' endorsing its focus on AI infrastructure, federal adoption, and safety research while urging additional steps on export controls and mandatory AI development transparency standards. The company highlighted alignment between the plan and its prior OSTP submissions, and noted its proactive activation of ASL-3 protections with Claude Opus 4 as evidence that safety and innovation are compatible. Anthropic called for a single national standard for frontier model transparency rather than a state-by-state patchwork, and encouraged continued investment in NIST's CAISI for evaluating frontier models on national security risks including CBRN capabilities.
Anthropic Responds to Department of War Supply Chain Risk Designation
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei issued a public statement after the U.S. Department of War formally designated Anthropic as a supply chain risk to national security, confirming the company will challenge the designation in court. Amodei clarified that the designation under 10 USC 3252 has narrow scope, affecting only direct use of Claude within Department of War contracts rather than all customers with such contracts. Anthropic committed to continuing to provide models to the Department of War and national security community at nominal cost during any transition period, while reiterating its two narrow usage exceptions: fully autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance. Amodei also apologized for a leaked internal post written on a difficult day, characterizing it as out-of-date and not reflecting his considered views.