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Pentagon stops applying Anthropic AI systems after blacklisting company, BBC told
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The US Department of Defence is no longer using Anthropic's AI tools, an official has told the BBC, months after it designated the company a supply chain risk on national security grounds.
Key facts
- Hegseth set a six-month deadline to phase out Anthropic on 27 February, one day before the US and Israel attacked Iran
- The firm had been used by the US government and military since 2024 and was the first advanced AI company to have its tools deployed in government agencies doing classified work
- Anthropic boss Dario Amodei calls for AI development to slow down
- The US Department of Defence is no longer using Anthropic's AI tools, an official has told the BBC, months after it designated the company a supply chain risk on national security grounds
Summary
The Pentagon "has ceased the use of Anthropic products", the department official said . Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth labelled Anthropic a supply chain risk in February, and announced that the Pentagon would stop using it by late August. Multiple BBC that as recently as last week Anthopic's Claude model was still being used by the department in research, analysis and intelligence gathering as well as in military operations against Iran. It was viewed as a critical tool for sorting through vast quantities of information, the people said.