"The Leftwing nut jobs at Anthropic have made a DISASTROUS MISTAKE trying to STRONG-ARM the Department of War, and force them to obey their Terms of Service instead of our Constitution. Anthropic better get their act together, and be helpful during this phase out period, or I will use the Full Power of the Presidency to make them comply, with major civil and criminal consequences to follow."
"The move comes after a dispute between Anthropic and the Pentagon over the AI firm's refusal to relax safeguards barring its models from use in mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weapons systems. To be clear, neither party actually says the Pentagon intend to use Anthropic's AI for those purposes, but Anthropic's stance was enough to escalate tensions with the Defense Department."
President Trump issued a directive on Truth Social ordering all federal agencies to immediately cease using Anthropic's technology, calling the company "radical left, woke." The escalation stems from Anthropic's dispute with the Pentagon over the AI firm's refusal to relax safeguards preventing its models from being used in mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weapons systems. Trump gave agencies six months to phase out Anthropic's AI in favor of alternatives like Grok, threatening major civil and criminal consequences if the company fails to cooperate. The General Services Administration subsequently removed Anthropic from USAi.gov and its Multiple Award Schedule procurement vehicle. Neither party has stated the Pentagon intends to use Anthropic's AI for those prohibited purposes.
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