US President Donald Trump issued an official order stating that the federal government must immediately stop using Anthropic’s technologies, including cloud artificial intelligence, and that all government agencies are required to completely phase out these products within the next 6 months.
The decision came after a heated dispute between the Pentagon and Entropic over military applications of cloud technology, where the US Department of Defense requested unrestricted access to the AI for monitoring, analyzing sensitive information, and other military applications.
In its official statements, Entropic emphasized that due to serious concerns about human rights violations, possible abuse, and potential ethical risks, it could not abandon its ethical constraints and safety policies and respond positively to the Pentagon’s request.
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Strict policies in the field of military AI could create new tensions between the US government and leading AI companies.
