President Trump bans Anthropic from use in government systems

Key Highlights

• government on Friday to stop using the artificial intelligence company Anthropic's products and the Pentagon moved to designate the company a national security risk, in a sharp escalation of a high-stakes fight over the military's use of AI.
• The twin decisions cap an acrimonious dispute between Anthropic and the Pentagon over whether the company could prohibit its tools from being used in mass surveillance of American citizens or to power autonomous weapon systems, as part of a military contract worth up to $200 million.
• Technology Deadline looms as Anthropic rejects Pentagon demands it remove AI safeguards "The Leftwing nut jobs at Anthropic have made a DISASTROUS MISTAKE trying to STRONG-ARM the Department of War, and force them to obey their Terms of Service instead of our Constitution," Trump wrote on a Truth Social post.
• "Therefore, I am directing EVERY Federal Agency in the United States Government to IMMEDIATELY CEASE all use of Anthropic's technology.
• We don't need it, we don't want it, and will not do business with them again!" He said there would be a six-month phaseout of Anthropic's products.