Trump Administration Bans Anthropic AI, Pentagon Labels Company Supply-Chain Risk

The Trump administration ordered all US federal agencies to stop using AI technology from Anthropic, labeling the company a supply-chain risk, a designation typically reserved for foreign adversaries. The dispute centers on Anthropic's refusal to allow its AI, Claude, to be used for mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weapons, citing safety and ethical concerns. The Pentagon demands unrestricted access for all lawful military uses. Anthropic plans to legally challenge the designation. Meanwhile, OpenAI secured a new agreement to deploy its AI models on classified government networks with strict safeguards.