Overview
- President Donald Trump directed all federal agencies to immediately cease using Anthropic’s technology, granting the Pentagon a six‑month window to transition off Claude.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth designated Anthropic a supply‑chain risk to national security, instructing Pentagon contractors and partners to halt commercial activity with the firm.
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei reaffirmed two red lines—no mass domestic surveillance and no fully autonomous weapons—and said the company will assist an orderly transition to other providers.
- Pentagon officials said they seek rights to use AI for all lawful purposes and reiterated they have no interest in mass domestic surveillance or weapons without human involvement, while keeping the option to invoke the Defense Production Act on the table.
- Industry figures and workers voiced support for Anthropic’s stance, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and employees at Google and OpenAI, as the unprecedented designation of a U.S. AI company raises legal and procurement precedent concerns.