Scoop: Anthropic meets with House Homeland Security behind closed doors

Source: msn/Axios

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A bipartisan House Homeland Security Committee briefing with Anthropic's Jack Clark was held behind closed doors on Wednesday, per sources familiar with the meeting, and only briefly touched on the company's fight with the Pentagon.

Why it matters: Anthropic — which is suing the federal government over its designation as a supply chain risk — is engaging with lawmakers on national security and AI, even as much of that discussion is happening out of the public eye.

Inside the room: Clark met with committee lawmakers from both sides of the aisle in a closed-door session, according to three sources familiar with the meeting.

The discussion focused largely on issues like model distillation — shrinking powerful AI systems into smaller versions - and export controls.

The Pentagon dispute was not a central focus of the conversation, per two sources.

The tone of the meeting was "friendly," according to multiple sources.

Behind the scenes: The committee held a hearing in December on the future of AI and cybersecurity with executives from Anthropic, Google, Quantum Xchange and Seven Hill Ventures that was originally going to feature CEO-level witnesses.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scoop-anthropic-meets-with-house-homeland-security-behind-closed-doors/ar-AA1Z13hu

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