India, June 20 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said he viewed AI company Anthropic as a possible national security threat just a week ago, but said the situation has improved after the company responded to government concerns.

Trump made the remarks during an interview for The Axios Show when he was asked whether he considered Anthropic or its CEO, Dario Amodei, a threat to U.S. national security. Trump replied, "Well, not now, but a week ago, maybe," suggesting that his concerns were much higher only days earlier, as per the interview with Axios.

The issue is important because Anthropic found itself at the center of a major government crackdown related to AI security. Trump said his view changed after meeting Amodei during the recent G7...