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The Department of War denied any negotiations with Anthropic after designating it a national security supply chain risk, while Trump ordered agencies to stop using its technology. Despite the ban, U.S. Central Command reportedly used Claude during an Iran airstrike, and Anthropic's CEO vowed to fight the designation in court.
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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:02The Department of War said there are no negotiations with Anthropic
00:05after the government designated the artificial intelligence company
00:09a national security supply chain risk.
00:12Undersecretary of War Emil Michael said on X that speculation about talks with Anthropic
00:16is incorrect. The Pentagon previously notified the company that its AI products pose a risk
00:22to the U.S. supply chain. Trump ordered federal agencies to stop using Anthropic technology.
00:27U.S. Central Command reportedly used the technology during an air operation against
00:32Iran hours later. Anthropic CEO Dario Amadei has pushed to revive a Pentagon contract after talks
00:38collapsed. Amadei said the company will challenge the designation in court. Anthropic created the
00:43Claude family of large language models and is the only American company publicly labeled a supply chain
00:49risk. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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