Pentagon Designates Anthropic Supply Chain Risk Over AI Military Dispute

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to designate Anthropic as a “supply chain risk” to national security after months of stalled negotiations.
Anthropic insisted that its AI model, Claude, should not be used for mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weapons.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced federal agencies phase out the use of Anthropic technology within six months.
Anthropic criticized the Pentagon’s stance on using AI without constraints for lawful military applications and labeled the risk designation as “legally unsound.”
Hundreds of employees from Google and OpenAI supported Anthropic, condemning the Pentagon’s approach to military AI applications.
Anthropic asserted that while it is designated a supply chain risk to DoW contracts, it does not affect other customers.
The conflict highlights contrasting views on AI safety, particularly on the use of surveillance and autonomous weaponry, between Anthropic and the U.S. government.
Meanwhile, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed an agreement with the DoD regarding the deployment of its models in their classified network, focusing on AI safety principles.

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