President Trump is terminating the government's relationship with Anthropic, an AI company whose products, until recently, were used by Pentagon officials for classified operations. Following a weekslong standoff with the company, Trump posted on Truth Social this afternoon that all federal agencies must 'IMMEDIATELY CEASE all use of Anthropic's technology,' adding: 'We don't need it, we don't want it, and will not do business with them again!' The General Services Administration announced that it would take action against Anthropic's products, and indeed, according to an email I obtained that was sent to the leadership of all agencies using USAi'a GSA platform that provides chatbots from tech companies to government workers'access to Anthropic was suspended 'immediately.' The government is also removing Anthropic from its primary procurement system, which is the key way for any federal agency to purchase a commercial product. Anthropic was awarded a $200 million contract with the...
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