Trump orders federal agencies to drop Anthropic’s AI
TL;DR
Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's AI products, accusing the company of pressuring the Pentagon. This follows CEO Dario Amodei's refusal to agree to 'any lawful use' of the technology for military purposes.
On Friday afternoon, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, accusing Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, of attempting to "STRONG-ARM" the Pentagon and directing federal agencies to "IMMEDIATELY CEASE" use of its products. At issue is Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's refusal of an updated agreement with the US military agreeing to "any lawful use" of Anthropic's technology, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth mandated in a January memo, to the frustration of many tech workers across the industry.
As we explained earlier this week, that agreement would give the US military access to use the company's services for mass domestic surveillance and …