Trump directs US agencies to toss Anthropic's AI as Pentagon calls startup a supply risk - Reuters
Trump directs US agencies to toss Anthropic's AI as Pentagon calls startup a supply risk Reuters
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"If Anthropic does not help with the transition, Trump said, he would use 'the Full Power of the Presidency to make them comply, with major civil and criminal consequences to follow.'"
— Donald Trump , Politician
"No amount of intimidation or punishment from the Department of War will change our position on mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weapons."
— Dario Amodei , Executive
"We put them into our agreement."
— Sam Altman , Executive
Key People
Dario Amodei is a co-founder of Anthropic.
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
Pete Hegseth is the United States Secretary of Defense.
Chief executive officer of OpenAI.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he is directing every federal agency to stop work with artificial intelligence lab Anthropic while the Pentagon declared it a supply-chain risk, capping a weeks-long fight over technology guardrails in an apparent blow to the startup's business.
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