US AI export crackdown on Anthropic sparks global push for sovereign AI

Jingyue Hsiao

, DIGITIMES, Taipei

Jun 17, 2026, 15:52 0

Credit: AFP

A letter dated June 12 from US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei marked the most aggressive federal regulatory intervention targeting a leading generative AI firm to date, as Bloomberg confirmed.

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