On September 16, a Tuesday in Washington, high-ranking officials from the Trump administration held a meeting with executives from Anthropic to deliberate on the safety risks associated with artificial intelligence. As per sources with knowledge of the proceedings, Tom Brown, the Chief Computing Officer at Anthropic, engaged in a video conference with Emil Michael, the Chief Technology Officer of the Pentagon, and Commerce Secretary Lutnick. Anthropic chose not to provide any comments on the matter, and the White House remained unresponsive to inquiries. Earlier, in a 3,800-word article published on Saturday, Dario, the CEO of Anthropic, had advocated for more stringent government oversight. He proposed a deceleration in the development of the most cutting-edge AI systems to grant researchers additional time to comprehend potential threats. This stance has once again escalated tensions between Anthropic and the government. Sources further disclosed that Michael, who had previously spearheaded the Pentagon's initiatives to expedite AI integration within the military, publicly contested the perspectives of former Anthropic researcher Coxon regarding AI's potential to annihilate humanity. Conversely, Lutnick is keen on alleviating negative public sentiment towards the technology prior to the midterm elections in November.