Pentagon is labeling AI company Anthropic a supply chain risk ‘effective immediately’
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The decision appeared to shut down opportunity for further negotiation with Anthropic, which had refused to back down over concerns the company’s products could be used for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons.
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The Pentagon has reportedly told Anthropic it will be officially labeled a supply-chain risk – just days after the AI firm’s CEO Dario Amodei circulated a letter to staffers bashing the Trump administration’s efforts against the company.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump said they would make the unprecedented move last week after Anthropic refused to remove restrictions for how its AI technology could be used.
The U.S. military has formally designated artificial intelligence firm Anthropic a supply chain risk, sources told CBS News, a sweeping move that could cut it off from military contracts.
Anthropic on Thursday said a Pentagon designation of the AI company as a “supply chain risk” won’t impact their business partners as heavily as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth implied last week.
The Trump administration is following through with its threat to designate artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a supply chain risk in an unprecedented move that could force other government contractors...
The Pentagon said in a statement Thursday that it has "officially informed Anthropic leadership the company and its products are deemed a supply chain risk, effective immediately."
The decision appeared to shut down opportunity for further negotiation with Anthropic, which had refused to back down over concerns the company’s products could be used for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons.
Pentagon designates Anthropic and its chatbot Claude a supply chain risk, prompting a legal challenge and forcing contractors to phase out Claude within six months
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