Pentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools months after blacklisting company, BBC told
Summary
The US Department of Defense has stopped using AI tools from the company Anthropic, following concerns about national security. This decision comes months after the Pentagon labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk due to the company’s refusal to remove safety restrictions that protect against misuse.Key Facts
- The Pentagon officially ended its use of Anthropic’s AI tools after labeling the company a national security risk in February 2024.
- Anthropic’s AI model, called Claude, was used by the Defense Department in research, intelligence, and military operations.
- Anthropic refused a Pentagon request to remove safety features from Claude, citing concerns about mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.
- Removing Claude from the Pentagon’s main data platform, Maven (operated by Palantir), was a slow and complex process.
- Anthropic has been involved with the US government since 2024 and was the first advanced AI company to work on classified government tasks.
- After the designation, Anthropic sued the Trump administration to overturn the national security risk label.
- Meanwhile, the Pentagon has contracted other AI companies like Google, xAI, and OpenAI for military use.
- Pentagon officials recently confirmed to the BBC that they no longer use Anthropic’s AI tools.
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