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In a post on Truth Social, President Trump directed federal agencies to stop using all human products after the company’s products Public dispute with the Ministry of Defense. The president allowed a six-month phase-out period for departments using the products, but stressed that Anthropic was no longer welcome as a federal contractor.
“We don’t need them, we don’t want them, and we will never deal with them again,” the president wrote in the post.
Notably, the President’s post did not mention any plans to classify Anthropics as a supply chain risk, as we previously reported as a result. but, Later tweet Defense Minister Pete Hegseth carried out this threat.
“In conjunction with the President’s directive to the federal government to cease all use of Anthropic technology, I am directing the War Department to designate Anthropic as a national security supply chain risk,” Secretary Hegseth wrote. “As of now, no contractor, supplier, or partner doing business with the U.S. military may conduct any business activity with Anthropic.”
The Pentagon dispute centered on Anthropic’s refusal to allow its AI models to be used to power mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weapons, which Secretary Hegseth found unduly restrictive.
CEO Dario Amodei reiterated his position In a public post on ThursdayRefusing to give up the two points.
“We strongly prefer to continue serving the Department and our warfighters – with the two required safeguards in place,” Amodei wrote at the time. “If the Department chooses to retire Anthropic, we will enable a smooth transition to another provider, avoiding any disruption to ongoing military planning, operations, or other critical missions.”
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