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The Department of Defense has labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk due to ongoing disputes over its AI tools. The company refused to let the military use its models for mass surveillance or fully autonomous weapons without human oversight. This rare designation means federal agencies must certify they avoid Anthropics technology. The move stems from weeks of tension, with Anthropics CEO pushing back hard against Pentagon officials. Tech insiders and employees at OpenAI and Google have urged the Defense Department to reverse course and Congress to intervene. The label hits operations hard, as American forces in the Middle East use Anthropics Claude AI through systems like Palantirs Maven for data management in active campaigns. Amodei described the action as payback, hinting it ties to his lack of support for President Trump. The standoff continues.

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