US State Department Backs Anthropic, Targeting Chinese AI Firms

The US State Department has issued directives highlighting concerns that Chinese firms, including Moonshot AI and DeepSeek, are exploiting US AI models and compromising security features. This follows a complaint by Anthropic.

The move aligns with the US strategy to counter China's AI advances and protect intellectual property. It signals increased alignment between the US government and Anthropic, potentially supporting the provision of Anthropic's Mythos AI model to the US government.

Prediction markets reflect strong confidence in a YES outcome for the Anthropic Mythos Provision to the US Government contract by June 30, 2026, with current odds at 100%. Meanwhile, markets related to Trump's visit to China remain unaffected by this development.