Anthropic Faces U.S. Government Ban Over AI

President Trump on Friday directed the U.S. government to halt all use of Anthropic's AI and canceled more than $200 million in federal contracts, CBS News reported March 1, 2026. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said the company refused Pentagon demands to hand over its models without restrictions, citing red lines against mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons. Anthropic plans legal action while OpenAI secured a separate Pentagon deal, altering defense procurement dynamics.