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 Defense has ceased utilizing Anthropic's AI tools, an official disclosed to the BBC, following the Pentagon's designation of the company as a national security supply chain risk in February. Despite this, multiple sources familiar with the situation confirmed that Anthropic's Claude model was still employed in Pentagon research, analysis, and intelligence gathering as late as last week.
CNN reported that the decision was primarily driven by concerns regarding mass surveillance and the potential for autonomous weapons development. Anthropic had previously refused to remove safety guardrails from Claude, citing these concerns. The company had been employed by the US government since 2024 and was first deployed in government agencies handling classified work that year.
However, the Pentagon had requested Anthropic to remove these safeguards, which it did not comply with. The legal dispute between Anthropic and the Trump administration has been ongoing, with Anthropic suing the administration for the designation.
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