Pentagon moves to designate Anthropic as a supply-chain risk

Following a public dispute with the Department of Defense (DoD), President Trump directed federal agencies to cease using all Anthropic products, allowing a six-month phase-out period but barring future business. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth followed this directive by officially designating Anthropic as a Supply-Chain Risk to National Security, immediately prohibiting any military contractor, supplier, or partner from conducting commercial activity with the AI company. The dispute arose because Anthropic refused to allow its AI models to power fully autonomous weapons or mass domestic surveillance, a stance CEO Dario Amodei reiterated, stating a preference to continue service with safeguards in place but committing to a smooth transition if the DoD chose to offboard their technology.

(Source：TechCrunch)