Event Brief
White House request took Anthropic’s newest models offline
Filed: Jun 15, 2026 at 6:05 PM ET
Summary: At Washington’s request, Anthropic blocked access to its newest and most powerful AI models over the weekend.
WHO: Anthropic
WHAT: Anthropic took its newest and most powerful AI models offline and blocked access for foreign nationals, including its own employees.
WHEN: Jun 15, 2026 at 2:10 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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