# Tom Brown

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## Timeline

- **2026-06-27**: Deal Nears — Reports surface that the two sides are moving closer to an agreement to lift the export controls, pending multi-agency approval.
- **2026-06-25**: High-Level Talks — Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown meets with Lutnick and other senior administration officials to negotiate removal of the restrictions.
- **2026-06-12**: Export Controls Imposed — Commerce Secretary Lutnick sends a letter to Anthropic barring foreign national access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 over security concerns; the company disables global access.

## Recent coverage (2 stories)

### Trump’s June 2 Order Used to Block OpenAI’s 3 GPT Models—Legal Gaps Exposed
2026-07-25 07:24:11 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 3

The U.S. government’s move to restrict OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 rollout highlights a legal grey zone where executive action substitutes for clear statutory authority, raising questions about export control over domestic AI deployments.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/openai-export-control-legal-framework

### Inside Anthropic's AI Export Ban: 14 Days That Could Redefine Tech Law
2026-07-12 06:05:24 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

The U.S. government’s unprecedented use of export controls on AI models raises profound constitutional and regulatory questions. As Anthropic negotiates a resolution, legal experts see a template for future AI governance emerging.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/anthropic-export-controls-legal-precedent

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