Trump says he is directing federal agencies to cease use of Anthropic technology
Trump says he is directing federal agencies to cease use of Anthropic technology
By Andrea Shalal, Jeffrey Dastin and Ryan Patrick JonesFri, February 27, 2026 at 9:42 PM UTC
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U.S. President Donald Trump walks to depart from the White House, ahead of his trip to Corpus Christi, Texas, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 27, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
By Andrea Shalal, Jeffrey Dastin and Ryan Patrick Jones
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was directing every federal agency to immediately cease all use of Anthropic's technology, adding there would be a six-month phaseout for the Defense Department and other agencies that use the company's products.
"I am directing EVERY Federal Agency in the United States Government to IMMEDIATELY CEASE all use of Anthropic’s technology. We don’t need it, we don’t want it, and will not do business with them again!" Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
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Trump's directive comes amid a feud between the Pentagon and top artificial intelligence lab Anthropic over concerns about how the military could use AI at war.
Spokespeople for Anthropic, which has a $200 million contract with the Pentagon, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
(Reporting by Ryan Jones, Andrea Shalal, Ismail Shakil and Jeffrey Dastin; Writing by Daphne Psaledakis; Editing by Caitlin Webber)
Source: “AOL Breaking”
