US President Donald Trump, on Friday, announced that he has directed all federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's technology after the company's public dispute with the Pentagon over artificial intelligence safety.
Calling the company "Left-wing nut jobs," the president said Anthropic made a mistake trying to strong-arm the Pentagon. He claimed that the company's "selfishness is putting American lives at risk."
Trump wrote on Truth Social that most agencies must immediately stop using Anthropic's AI, but gave the Pentagon a six-month period to phase out the technology that is already embedded in military platforms.
"We don't need it, we don't want it, and will not do business with them again!" Trump wrote.
"We will decide the fate of our country, not some out-of-control radical left AI company run by people who have no idea what the real world is all about," Trump further wrote.
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth also said he was designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk, a move that could prevent US military vendors from working with the company.
Hegseth's remarks came shortly after the Pentagon's deadline for Anthropic to allow unrestricted military use of its AI technology or face consequences — and nearly 24 hours after CEO Dario Amodei said his company "cannot in good conscience accede" to the Defense Department's demands.
Trump's comments came just over an hour before the Pentagon's deadline for Anthropic to allow unrestricted military use of its AI technology or face consequences.
Reacting to the decision, Anthropic said it will challenge in court the Pentagon's decision to declare the AI firm a supply-chain risk.
Anthropic had said it sought narrow assurances from the Pentagon that Claude would not be used for mass surveillance of Americans or in fully autonomous weapons. But after months of private talks exploded into public debate, it said in a Thursday statement that new contract language "framed as a compromise was paired with legalese that would allow those safeguards to be disregarded at will."
