Trump says his administration had "some very good talks" with Anthropic during a WH meeting last week and "it's possible" there will be a deal with DOD

The AI safety company Anthropic could be heading to the Pentagon. President Donald Trump told CNBC that his administration held "some very good talks" with Anthropic during a meeting last week and that a deal with the Department of Defense is "possible."

Details on what the deal would involve remain thin. But even the prospect of Anthropic — a company that has built its brand around responsible AI development — working directly with DOD is significant.

Anthropic has positioned itself as a more cautious alternative to rivals like OpenAI. A defense partnership would mark a notable shift in how the company engages with government contracts and military applications.

No timeline or deal specifics have been disclosed. For now, it's just a door cracked open — but it's a big door.