The Pentagon slapped a formal supply-chain risk designation on artificial intelligence lab Anthropic on Thursday, limiting use of a technology that a source said was being used for military operations in Iran. The "supply-chain risk" label, confirmed in a statement by Anthropic, is effective immediately and bars government contractors from using Anthropic's technology in their work for the U.S. military. In his statement, Amodei reiterated that the company would challenge the designation in court. In recent days, Anthropic and the Pentagon have discussed possible plans for the Pentagon to stop using Claude, Amodei said in the Thursday statement. The two sides have talked about how Anthropic might still work with the military without dismantling its safeguards, he added.

Source: The Telegraph March 06, 2026 08:16 UTC