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Defense Firms Halt Claude AI Use After US Govt Flags Anthropic as Supply Risk

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Moneycontrol•05-03-2026, 14:07

Defense Firms Halt Claude AI Use After US Govt Flags Anthropic as Supply Risk

•Defense tech companies are stopping employees from using Anthropic's Claude AI chatbot.
•The U.S. government designated Anthropic as a potential supply-chain risk under the Donald Trump administration.
•Major contractors like Lockheed Martin are removing Anthropic's technology due to compliance and sensitive data concerns.
•Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei stated the company refused some Pentagon requests for military AI use.
•The situation highlights growing tensions between AI developers and governments, potentially benefiting rivals like OpenAI and Google.

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