GoKawiilPentagon confirms it has stopped using Anthropic's Claude AI tools
A US Department of Defence official told the BBC the Pentagon has ceased using Anthropic's products, months after Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth labelled the company a national security supply-chain risk in February. Sources told the BBC that until last week Claude was still being used for research, intelligence analysis and operations tied to Iran, and the full cutoff had not previously been reported.
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The dispute stems from Anthropic's refusal to strip safety guardrails from Claude for unrestricted military use, citing fears over surveillance and autonomous weapons, which suggests a broader tension between AI safety commitments and defence demands for unfettered tools. Anthropic is suing the Trump administration over the risk designation, calling it unlawful, so the outcome could shape how AI vendors negotiate safety limits with government clients going forward.
- Pentagon says it has fully stopped using Anthropic's AI products.
- Claude reportedly remained in use for intelligence and Iran-related operations as recently as last week.
- Anthropic is suing the Trump administration over its 'supply-chain risk' designation, calling it unlawful.
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