Trump Bans Anthropic AI, Warns of Charges Following Safeguard Row
Donald Trump ordered all USA federal agencies to stop using Anthropic technology, warning of civil and criminal consequences if the $380B firm fails to cooperate during a six-month phase-out.Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth designated the artificial intelligence startup as a national security risk similar to Huawei after CEO Dario Amodei refused to remove safeguards against autonomous weapons.While Dario Amodei acknowledged the government's right to select contractors, Sam Altman and 500 tech workers supported Anthropic's stance against the Pentagon's demands.The directive follows accusations from the administration that the company attempted to dictate military terms to the Department of Defense.