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March 6, 2026

Amazon says Anthropic’s Claude still OK for AWS customers to use outside defense work

Amazon joined Microsoft and Google in continuing to offer Anthropic's Claude AI technology to customers after the Pentagon deemed it a "supply chain risk."

Amazon says Anthropic’s Claude still OK for AWS customers to use outside defense work

TL;DR

  • Amazon will continue to offer Anthropic's AI technology to AWS customers, excluding Department of Defense (DOD) work.
  • The DOD designated Anthropic as a 'supply chain risk,' prompting Anthropic to challenge the decision in court.
  • Amazon's AWS spokesperson stated customers can use Claude for all workloads not associated with the DOD.
  • President Trump had previously ordered federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's technology.
  • Microsoft and Google have also confirmed that Anthropic's Claude models will remain accessible outside of defense work.
  • Amazon is a major investor in Anthropic, having invested $8 billion since 2023, and AWS is Anthropic's primary cloud and training partner.
  • Anthropic has committed to using 500,000 of Amazon's custom-built chips and has an $11 billion AWS data center campus built for it.

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