Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei announced that the company will contest a Defense Department designation labeling its AI products a supply‑chain risk. The move follows a Pentagon notice that the designation is effective immediately. Amodei expressed belief that the action is not legally sound and said the firm has no choice but to pursue legal action. While the restriction applies to defense use, Anthropic’s Claude chatbot remains available to the public and commercial partners such as Microsoft. The company continues discussions with the department to explore permissible ways to serve the Pentagon without violating its exceptions on mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. Read more →

The U.S. Department of Defense has officially labeled Anthropic, the creator of the Claude AI model, as a supply‑chain risk after negotiations over the company's use restrictions collapsed. The designation bars defense contractors from using Claude in any government work and threatens to cancel contracts for firms that engage with Anthropic commercially. Anthropic’s CEO said the department’s action is legally unsound and the company will contest it in court. The dispute centers on Anthropic’s refusal to allow the Pentagon to employ Claude for autonomous lethal weapons without human oversight and for mass surveillance, raising questions about private control of government‑grade AI. Read more →