{
  "id": 12186643,
  "title": "Pentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools months after blacklisting company, BBC told",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/pentagon-stops-using-anthropic-ai-tools-months-after-blacklisting-12186643",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-05T16:13:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC World",
    "slug": "bbc-world",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5j9x9pr0240o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United States Department of Defence has discontinued the use of Anthropic's AI tools, according to an official speaking to the BBC. This decision came shortly after the Pentagon classified Anthropic as a supply chain risk to national security in February, prompting the company to cease using its products by late August. However, multiple sources familiar with the matter revealed that Anthropic's Claude model was still utilized by the department in various capacities, such as research, analysis, intelligence gathering, and military operations against Iran. The Pentagon's statement about ending its use of Anthropic's tools was not previously reported. Anthropic had been employed by the US government and military since 2024, marking the first advanced AI company to deploy its tools in government agencies handling classified work. Despite this, the Pentagon had pressured Anthropic to remove safety guardrails from Claude, granting the military full access to its AI tools. When Anthropic declined, citing concerns over mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, the Pentagon designated the company as a national security supply-chain risk, an unusual action typically reserved for companies based in countries posing a threat to the US. Anthropic challenged this designation in court, alleging it was unlawful, and has since sued the Trump administration. In the meantime, the Pentagon has formed partnerships with other major tech companies, including Google, xAI, and OpenAI.",
  "summary": "It labelled the company a \"supply chain risk\" earlier this year, but multiple sources said Anthropic's Claude model was recently widely used.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Anthropic admits to investors that the US govt is a 'problem': What the company said",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/anthropic-admits-to-investors-that-the-us-govt-is-a-problem-what-the",
        "published": "2026-10-05T13:33:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Business",
        "title": "Pentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools months after blacklisting company, BBC told",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/pentagon-stops-using-anthropic-ai-tools-months-after-blacklisting",
        "published": "2026-10-05T16:13:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}