Trump order cutting ties with Anthropic likely coming later this week, sources say
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Washington — President Trump will issue an executive order to remove Anthropic's AI technology from agencies across the executive branch, sources familiar with the matter tell CBS News, saying the move could come as soon as this week.
Washington — President Trump will issue an executive order to remove Anthropic's AI technology from agencies across the executive branch, sources familiar with the matter tell CBS News, saying the move could come as soon as this week.
Mr. Trump announced on Feb. 27 that he was ordering all federal agencies "to IMMEDIATELY CEASE all use of Anthropic's technology" after a dispute between the Pentagon and Anthropic over guardrails on the military's use of Claude, the company's flagship AI model.
The Pentagon has initiated a six-month phaseout of Claude. Other agencies, including the Treasury Department, have said they were discontinuing use of Anthropic's products.
Axios first reported that the White House was preparing an executive order to formalize the president's directive.
The showdown between Anthropic and the Trump administration stems from restrictions the company sought on using Claude for mass surveillance and autonomous lethal weapons. The Pentagon rejected those guardrails, saying the military must be able to deploy the tech for "any lawful use."
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