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Commerce Secretary Halts Anthropic’s Top AIs, Poll Shows Safety Demand

6/29/2026

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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ordered Anthropic to shut down its two most powerful AI systems for security concerns.
A June 10-11 AIPI poll of 1,007 voters found a majority want mandatory AI safety reviews.
Two-thirds of respondents prefer AI with guardrails, and many would ban AI lacking regulation.
About 61% of Republicans and 74% of Democrats lack confidence the government can regulate AI.

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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ordered Anthropic to shut down its two most powerful AI systems for security concerns.
A June 10-11 AIPI poll of 1,007 voters found a majority want mandatory AI safety reviews.
Two-thirds of respondents prefer AI with guardrails, and many would ban AI lacking regulation.
About 61% of Republicans and 74% of Democrats lack confidence the government can regulate AI.