Trump says he plans to order federal ban on Anthropic AI after company refuses Pentagon demands
President Donald Trump on Friday said he was ordering every federal government agency to stop using Athropic AI immediately."THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL NEVER ALLOW A RADICAL LEFT, WOKE...
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President Donald Trump on Friday said he was ordering every federal government agency to stop using Athropic AI immediately. "THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL NEVER ALLOW A RADICAL LEFT, WOKE COMPANY TO DICTATE HOW OUR GREAT MILITARY FIGHTS AND WINS WARS! That decision belongs to YOUR COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, and the tremendous leaders I appoint to run our Military," Trump began in a lengthy Truth Social post Friday afternoon. He added, "The Leftwing nut jobs at Anthropic have made a DISASTROUS MISTAKE trying to STRONG-ARM the Department of War , and force them to obey their Terms of Service instead of our Constitution. Their selfishness is putting AMERICAN LIVES at risk, our Troops in danger, and our National Security in JEOPARDY." The president said he would immediately direct every federal agency to stop using Anthropic technology. TECH COMPANY REFUSES PENTAGON DEMANDS ON UNRESTRICTED USE OF ITS AI "We don’t need it, we don’t want it, and will not do business with them again!" he continued. There will be a six-month phase out period for agencies such as the Department of War, he added. "Anthropic better get their act together, and be helpful during this phase out period, or I will use the Full Power of the Presidency to make them comply, with major civil and criminal consequences to follow," he wrote. He continued, "WE will decide the fate of our Country — NOT some out-of-control, Radical Left AI company run by people who have no idea what the real World is all about." Earlier this week, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei refused demands from the Department of War to use its artificial intelligence for "all lawful purposes," but Amodei said no, concerned over the possibility it could be used for "mass domestic surveillance" or "fully autonomous weapons." TOP AI FIRM ALLEGES CHINESE LABS USED 24K FAKE ACCOUNTS TO SIPHON US TECH "The Department of War has stated they will only contract with AI companies who accede to 'any lawful use' and remove safeguards in the cases mention…