US EditionTrump Orders U.S. Agencies to Stop Using Anthropic AI Following Pentagon Dispute
President Trump ordered a six-month phase-out of Anthropic AI in federal agencies after the company refused Pentagon demands for mass surveillance and autonomous weapon use.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump ordered every federal agency to immediately cease using Anthropic's technology, allowing a six-month phase-out for the Department of War and others.
- A weeks-long standoff erupted after Pentagon demands that Anthropic drop two guardrails, barring mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, or face supply-chain risk designation or Defense Production Act use.
- Replacing Claude could take three months or more, as Anthropic holds a $200 million contract and Claude is used in classified operations.
- President Donald Trump warned of 'major civil and criminal consequences' if Anthropic does not cooperate, but his announcement did not invoke the Defense Production Act or designate Anthropic a supply-chain risk.
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman publicly sided with Anthropic, and a coalition of labor groups representing over 700,000 workers urged support, making the feud a proxy for AI governance battles.
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In the US, a dispute has escalated between the AI company Anthropic and the government over its military use. President Donald Trump has announced a ban on all federal agencies using Anthropic's technology. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared the company a supply-chain risk to national security.
In the dispute over the use of artificial intelligence for the U.S. military, the U.S. government terminates its cooperation with AI company Anthropic.
President Trump has immediately banned government agencies from using Anthropics products. The Pentagon is given a transition period of six months. All eyes are now on Open AI and Google.
Trump Orders Federal Agencies to Stop Using Anthropic AI, Cites Military Security Concerns
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. US President Trump on Friday (local time) ordered all federal agencies to immediately stop using Anthropic technology amid a growing dispute between the AI company and the Pentagon. World News | Trump Orders Federal Agencies to Stop Using Anthropic AI, Cites Military Security Concerns.
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