Pentagon–Anthropic AI Dispute

President Trump ordered federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s technology after the Pentagon labeled the company a “supply chain risk,” a move that has prompted legal challenges over restrictions on military AI access. The dispute intensified after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told the Department of War on Feb. 26 the company would not support “mass domestic surveillance” or “fully autonomous weapons,” drawing a Truth Social rebuke from Trump and Pentagon officials — including Secretary of War Pete Hegseth — who demanded “full, unrestricted access” to Anthropic’s models, while critics highlighted the company’s Democratic ties such as the hiring of former Obama NSC official Sarah Heck.