President Trump bans U.S. government from using Anthropic

The Pentagon is seen from an airplane, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Washington. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press

Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press

President Trump ordered the U.S. government to stop using the artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s products and the Pentagon moved to designate the company a national security risk on Friday, in a sharp escalation of a high-stakes fight over the military’s use of AI.

The twin decisions cap an acrimonious dispute between Anthropic and the Pentagon over whether the company could prohibit its tools from being used in mass surveillance of American citizens or to power autonomous weapon systems, as

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