Amazon, Nvidia, OpenAI Back Anthropic Amid Pentagon AI Dispute Over Surveillance, Weapons

• Anthropic faces Pentagon dispute for refusing to allow its Claude AI for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons, leading to a "supply chain risk" label.
• Amazon, Nvidia, OpenAI, Apple, and other tech giants/investors are backing Anthropic, expressing concern over the Pentagon's designation.
• President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accuse Anthropic of endangering national security due to its "red lines."
• Despite the conflict, Anthropic's Claude AI usage surged, surpassing OpenAI's ChatGPT in Apple's U.S. App Store rankings.
• OpenAI secured a Pentagon deal for its AI with the *same restrictions* Anthropic demanded, and is actively working to remove Anthropic's "risk designation."