US national security agencies must make a priority of working with more than one artificial intelligence provider, according to a memo from President Donald Trump that follows an extended feud between the Pentagon and Anthropic PBC, which until recently was the only vendor approved for classified military use.
The memo, signed by Trump on Friday, seeks assurances that government operations won’t be interrupted once an AI tool is embedded in national security systems, directing agencies to end work with companies that try to subvert the chain-of-command.
