Anthropic said to cut off China-owned firms from AI services
- On September 5, 2025, US AI firm Anthropic barred Chinese-owned companies and their subsidiaries from accessing its technology worldwide.
- This action followed concerns that companies controlled by authoritarian regimes like China face legal demands risking national security.
- Anthropic, founded in 2021 and serving over 300,000 businesses, updated its terms to close loopholes allowing access via foreign subsidiaries.
- The firm emphasized that ensuring AI is developed safely and securely depends on a shared dedication to stopping its exploitation by authoritarian entities.
- The policy could reduce revenue by low hundreds of millions and highlights rising US efforts to restrict China’s AI access amid geopolitical tensions.
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