The United States Department of Defense has stopped using artificial‑intelligence tools from Anthropic, a company it had blacklisted earlier this year as a supply‑chain risk, the BBC reported. The decision comes months after the Pentagon identified Anthropic as a potential security threat.
In a move that surprised many observers, the Pentagon had previously flagged Anthropic as a supply‑chain risk, citing concerns over the security of its AI systems. The blacklisting was announced in the first half of the year.
Despite the warning, several sources indicated that the Department had been using Anthropic’s Claude model extensively for a range of applications. The model had become a widely adopted tool within the Pentagon’s AI ecosystem.
According to the BBC, the decision to discontinue the use of Anthropic’s tools was made after the blacklisting, effectively ending the department’s reliance on Claude. The move signals a shift in the Pentagon’s approach to AI procurement.
Anthropic is an American artificial‑intelligence company best known for developing the Claude language model. The Pentagon’s withdrawal reflects growing concerns about the security and reliability of third‑party AI technologies in defence operations.
<small>Source: BBC News — read the original story there.</small>
