Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's AI technology

February 28, 2026

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President Trump ordered all federal agencies to immediately stop using Anthropic's AI technology.
The Department of Defense designated Anthropic a supply chain risk to national security.
Federal agencies using Anthropic's technology have six months to phase out its use.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called the government's actions "retaliatory and punitive" and plans to challenge the designation in court.
Anthropic and the Pentagon have been in dispute over safeguards for the use of Anthropic's AI model, Claude, particularly concerning mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.
OpenAI has reached an agreement with the Department of War to deploy its models in their classified network, with safety principles against mass surveillance and human responsibility for the use of force.
Sen. Mark Warner criticized Trump and Hegseth, accusing them of "bullying" Anthropic to deploy AI weapons without safeguards.

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