• President Trump directs all federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's AI technology.
• A six-month phase-out period has been established for agencies currently using Anthropic products.
• The directive follows a dispute between Anthropic and the Pentagon regarding military use of its AI technology.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he is ordering every federal agency to "immediately" cease all use of Anthropic's AI technology. "We don’t need it, we don’t want it, and will not do business with them again!" the president stated on Truth Social. This decision comes amid a rising feud between the Pentagon and Anthropic, which has resisted military demands to allow unrestricted use of its AI models for surveillance and other military applications, according to Reuters and CBS News.

The announcement included a six-month phase-out period for federal agencies currently utilizing Anthropic's products, particularly the Department of Defense. Trump warned that if Anthropic does not comply during this phase, he will employ "the Full Power of the Presidency" to enforce compliance, which could lead to significant civil and criminal consequences for the company, as detailed by NPR and South China Morning Post.

The standoff intensified as Anthropic's CEO, Dario Amodei, declared that his company would not yield to Pentagon pressures to permit military use of its AI without conditions, emphasizing the company's commitment to not engage its technology in mass surveillance or autonomous weapons systems. This position provoked the Pentagon to threaten to invoke the Defense Production Act to compel compliance and label Anthropic as a supply chain risk, potentially jeopardizing future contracts, according to South China Morning Post, Reuters, and NPR.

The conflict has garnered attention across the technology sector, as other AI leaders express solidarity with Anthropic. Notably, OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman has also pushed for a similar agreement with the Pentagon that aligns with Anthropic's stance on ethical AI use, aiming to prevent militarization without proper human oversight, as reported by South China Morning Post and NPR.