The Trump administration is relaxing its ban on Anthropic’s powerful AI models, allowing over 100 US government agencies and companies to access Mythos 5, a cybersecurity-oriented model. This move comes two weeks after the ban was put in place, which forced Anthropic to pull its models from the market. The administration has determined that sufficient safeguards are in place to permit access to trusted partners. Why it matters: this development signals a shift in the administration’s approach to balancing national security concerns with the need for access to advanced AI technologies, and could have implications for the broader AI industry.