- Donald Trump ordered all federal agencies to begin phasing out the use of Anthropic technology, following the company’s public dispute with the Pentagon over artificial intelligence safety.
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei refused the Pentagon's demand for unrestricted military use of its AI, Claude, stating the company 'cannot in good conscience accede' to the terms.
- The Pentagon had issued an ultimatum, threatening to cancel Anthropic's contract and deem it a 'supply chain risk' if it did not permit military use by a Friday deadline.
- Anthropic sought specific assurances that Claude would not be used for mass surveillance of Americans or in fully autonomous weapons, arguing the Pentagon's proposed compromise allowed safeguards to be disregarded.
- The dispute has polarised the tech industry, with some OpenAI and Google employees, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, supporting Anthropic's position, while Elon Musk sided with Trump and the Pentagon.
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