White House officials reportedly frustrated by Anthropic’s law enforcement AI limits

White House officials are reportedly frustrated with Anthropic, an AI company, for limiting the use of its AI models for law enforcement purposes, specifically domestic surveillance. The Trump administration is said to be hostile towards Anthropic due to these restrictions, which have hindered federal contractors from using the AI models for surveillance tasks with agencies like the FBI and Secret Service. Anthropic's policies against domestic surveillance applications have caused friction, with concerns raised about selective enforcement based on politics and vague terminology that allows for broad interpretation of the rules.