White House ends federal use of Anthropic's Claude AI. President Trump directed all U.S. government agencies to immediately cease using Anthropic's technology, citing no need for the company's products. The decision follows a dispute with the Pentagon over military use cases. Anthropic refused to allow unrestricted use of its models in autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance, while Defense officials demanded final authority over all lawful applications. The company faces a six-month phaseout period as agencies transition to alternatives. This escalation comes after the Pentagon threatened to invoke the Defense Production Act and label Anthropic a supply-chain risk, potentially limiting its work with government contractors. The move could slow modernization efforts as Claude was embedded across government workflows for document summarization and data analysis.
