Trump orders government to stop using Anthropic in battle over AI use
#Donald Trump#Anthropic#AI regulation#Pentagon#Supply chain risk#Dario Amodei#Pete Hegseth#Military AI
📌 Key Takeaways
Trump orders all federal agencies to immediately stop using Anthropic's AI technology
Pentagon designates Anthropic as a 'supply chain risk' after the company refused military access to its tools
Anthropic plans to challenge the supply chain risk designation in court
Anthropic refuses to allow its AI tools to be used for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons
OpenAI CEO supports Anthropic's stance on military AI use limitations
📖 Full Retelling
US President Donald Trump announced Friday he would direct all federal agencies to immediately stop using technology from AI developer Anthropic, following a standoff after the company refused demands to grant the US military unfettered access to its AI tools, citing concerns about potential use in mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons. The move comes after days of escalating tensions between Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who designated the company as a 'supply chain risk' - making it the first US company to ever publicly receive such treatment. Anthropic responded by stating it 'will challenge any supply chain risk designation in court,' emphasizing that being labeled as such 'would both be legally unsound and set a dangerous precedent for any American company that negotiates with the government.' Trump's directive calls for Anthropic's tools to be phased out of all government work over the next six months, with the president warning of 'major civil and criminal consequences' if the company doesn't comply during the transition period.
🏷️ Themes
Government regulation of AI, Military technology ethics, Corporate-government relations
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Trump orders government to stop using Anthropic in battle over AI use 1 hour ago Share Save Kali Hays , Technology reporter and Lily Jamali , North America Technology correspondent Share Save US President Donald Trump said Friday he would direct every federal agency to immediately stop using technology from AI developer Anthropic. "We don't need it, we don't want it, and will not do business with them again!" Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. Anthropic is mired in a row with the White House after refusing demands that it agree to give the US military unfettered access to its AI tools. The refusal led US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to say he's deemed Anthropic a "supply chain risk". The label would make Anthropic the first US company to ever publicly receive such treatment. The company said Friday night it "will challenge any supply chain risk designation in court". Trump's directive came after days of back and forth, in public and private, between the company's CEO Dario Amodei and Hegseth. The company had grown concerned in recent months about the government potentially using its AI tools, like Claude, in what it described as "mass surveillance" and "fully autonomous weapons". Hegseth and the Pentagon have insisted that Anthropic agree to "any lawful use" of its tools and technology. Both Trump and Hegseth announced their decisions against Anthropic on social media, with the defence secretary saying on X that Anthropic would be "immediately" designated a supply chain risk, prohibiting any business working with the military from "any commercial activity with Anthropic". Anthropic said Friday evening that it had yet to hear anything directly from the White House or the military "on the status of our negotiations". Nevertheless, the company said being designated a supply chain risk "would both be legally unsound and set a dangerous precedent for any American company that negotiates with the government". "No amount of intimidation or punishment from the Departm...
