Pentagon labels Anthropic a national security supply chain risk
The Pentagon officially labeled Anthropic (makers of Claude) a defense supply chain risk. The irony: Claude is already actively used in US military operations in Iran.
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The Pentagon officially labeled Anthropic (makers of Claude) a defense supply chain risk. The irony: Claude is already actively used in US military operations in Iran.
OpenAI signed a $200M Pentagon contract hours after Trump banned Anthropic. Sam Altman admits it looked "opportunistic and sloppy" and announces contract amendments. 70+ OpenAI employees signed a letter supporting Anthropic.
Trump cancelled $200M in Anthropic contracts and declared it a "supply chain risk." In response, millions downloaded Claude, pushing it to #1 on the App Store before a global outage hit.
President Trump banned Anthropic products across the federal government after the company refused unrestricted military access to its AI models. OpenAI signed a Pentagon deal hours later.
The Pentagon used Anthropic's Claude in the Maduro operation in Venezuela. Anthropic objects to military use and the $200M contract could be canceled.