Overview
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and FHFA Director William Pulte said their departments, along with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, have ended use of Anthropic products following President Trump’s directive.
- Sam Altman said OpenAI will amend its Defense Department agreement to bar intentional domestic surveillance of U.S. persons and noted the deal would not extend to intelligence agencies without further approval.
- Altman acknowledged the rollout was rushed and pledged clearer communication as OpenAI steps into classified workflows previously using Anthropic’s systems.
- The Pentagon labeled Anthropic a supply‑chain risk and set a six‑month phase‑out, a move legal analysts call unusual for a U.S. firm; Anthropic plans a court challenge.
- Consumers reacted quickly, with Sensor Tower reporting a 295% spike in ChatGPT uninstalls as Claude topped the U.S. App Store; Anthropic launched a memory‑import tool and made memory free for all users as brief outages were attributed to surging demand.