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.
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)
