Dean Ball, a former White House official who contributed to the AI Action Plan the administration issued in the summer of 2025, said in a post on X that the order suggests all “non-Americans” would be restricted from using Anthropic’s latest models, including those based in the U.S.
“This means you should expect to have to prove your citizenship to use Anthropic models,” Ball said.
There is the real reason, folks.
Yet another effort to force mandatory ID checking to access a website.
This means you should expect to have to prove your citizenship to use Anthropic models
I doubt this will continue, more then half of the silicon valley workforce are immigrants or foreign born, and most of them have become dependent on AI. Just like the h1b issue trumps going to have to roll this back once thiel and the rest of the silicon valley billionaires tell him to.
But also even if they can, they can’t implement it in 5 seconds or even a week, but the order takes effect immediately. So there’s absolutely no other choice in the short term.
Oh, it’s simple (but a total invasion of privacy): they use the same Age Check validation needed by Sony/PlayStation/whatever, but now you need to upload your passport or birth certificate, and take a picture of yourself. The API access token will be created under the name of that account owner.
…and don’t think for a moment that even if you are “eligible” to use this, Anthropic won’t be building a profile on you based on whatever sensitive information you provide (ya, know - to make a better UX. Trust me, bro /s).
That’s the thing isnt it. It’s forcing AI companies to shut them down and only provide them to people the US government has a deal with, themselves and the elites.
There is the real reason, folks.
Yet another effort to force mandatory ID checking to access a website.
I doubt this will continue, more then half of the silicon valley workforce are immigrants or foreign born, and most of them have become dependent on AI. Just like the h1b issue trumps going to have to roll this back once thiel and the rest of the silicon valley billionaires tell him to.
Not just a website, how can a company prove that a “non-American” isn’t using an API?
They can’t and Anthropic have disabled it for US users too.
Though that’s perhaps, in part, to get the govt to change its mind.
But also even if they can, they can’t implement it in 5 seconds or even a week, but the order takes effect immediately. So there’s absolutely no other choice in the short term.
Shove AI into everything and make everything require constant validation. I’m sure someone will also sell the solution to this constant validation.
I have a feeling I’ll be completely done with the Internet in 5 years.
Oh, it’s simple (but a total invasion of privacy): they use the same Age Check validation needed by Sony/PlayStation/whatever, but now you need to upload your passport or birth certificate, and take a picture of yourself. The API access token will be created under the name of that account owner.
…and don’t think for a moment that even if you are “eligible” to use this, Anthropic won’t be building a profile on you based on whatever sensitive information you provide (ya, know - to make a better UX. Trust me, bro /s).
That’s the thing isnt it. It’s forcing AI companies to shut them down and only provide them to people the US government has a deal with, themselves and the elites.
We cant have power to the people.
I’d say it gonna be worse if there’s a plan.
Browsers and backbone website all just installed AI without asking, you need to be signed in to opt out.
So if not signed in, even if you don’t like the AI…
This is an avenue for them to say they need an ID for just a browser.
Like, what they say they’re gonna do is bad. But it’s always worse than they say.
They drip shit like this, to stop everyone from getting pissed at once.
Big Tech has always been pushing the Boiling Frog Syndrome. …and, unfortunately, governments are using this as their playbook too.