Pentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools after blacklisting company, BBC told

The Pentagon stopped using Anthropic models after the firm refused demands to drop safety limits on autonomous weapons and surveillance. Defense officials designated the company a supply chain risk, turning instead to suppliers like OpenAI and Google. The dispute shows how commercial software terms and security designations complicate military technology adoption.

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