Calling Anthropic "Leftwing nut jobs," President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that he was directing "EVERY Federal Agency" to stop using Anthropic's technology immediately. At the same time, the Pentagon prepared to designate the company a "supply chain risk," a label more commonly associated with foreign adversaries' tech products, such as telecom gear made by China's Huawei.
The government, the Pentagon, needs AI models. They need AI partners. This is clear, and I think Anthropic and others have said they understand that as well. I don't personally think the Pentagon should be threatening DPA against these companies. But I also think that companies that choose to work with the Pentagon, as long as it is going to comply with legal protections and the few red lines that we have in the field, I think it is important to do that.