Pentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools months after blacklisting company, BBC told
It labelled the company a "supply chain risk" earlier this year, but multiple sources said Anthropic's Claude model was recently widely used.
The US Department of Defence has ceased using Anthropic's AI tools, months after the company was designated a supply chain risk on national security grounds. This decision came after Pentagon officials labelled Anthropic a supply chain risk in February, citing concerns over safety guardrails and potential misuse of the technology.
Despite this, sources familiar with the matter revealed that Anthropic's Claude model was still being used by the department in research, analysis, intelligence gathering, and military operations against Iran, indicating its critical role in processing vast amounts of information. The Pentagon's statement on the matter came after multiple interviews with sources who confirmed the continued use of Anthropic's tools in the system, suggesting that the integration was not easily reversible.
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