Anthropic

The Pentagon has formally designated Anthropic and its Claude artificial intelligence models a supply-chain risk, a first-of-its-kind move against a U.S. tech company that escalates a high-stakes clash over military AI safeguards, according to multiple U.S. media reports. A senior defense official told Bloomberg News and CNBC that “DOW officially informed Anthropic leadership the company and its products are deemed a supply chain risk, effective immediately,” using the acronym for the Department of War — the name the White…

Trump orders U.S. to halt use of Anthropic tech as Pentagon clash over AI ‘red lines’ escalates President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to “immediately” stop using Anthropic’s technology after the San Francisco-based AI start-up rejected a Pentagon demand for unconditional military use of its Claude models, igniting a high-stakes confrontation over mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. Anthropic accused the Pentagon of “intimidation” and vowed to sue, saying it would not allow its systems to be used for “mass…

Anthropic settlement is a turning point in the AI-versus-authors fight — but the larger battle is only beginning The tentative deal announced this week, in which Anthropic has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to resolve a U.S. class action alleging that the company trained its Claude models on pirated books, marks one of the clearest commercial reckonings so far between generative-AI companies and the creators whose work fuels them. On its face the settlement is startling: the filing says it covers roughly 500,000…