Pentagon labels AI company Anthropic a supply chain risk

Pages from the Anthropic website and the company’s logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. Patrick Sison/AP

Patrick Sison/AP

The Trump administration is following through with its threat to designate artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a supply chain risk in an unprecedented move that could force other government contractors to stop using the AI chatbot Claude.

The Pentagon said in a statement Thursday that it has “officially informed Anthropic leadership the company and its products are deemed a supply chain risk, effective immediately.”

The decision appeared to shut down the opportunity for

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