A senior US defense official says the Pentagon formally told Anthropic that the startup and its products “are deemed a supply chain risk, effective immediately”

The Pentagon said it has formally notified Anthropic PBC that it's deemed the artificial intelligence company and its products a risk to the US supply chain …

Bloomberg 2026-03-05 Katrina Manson

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@tszzl Roon on x
to reiterate: whatever went wrong between amodei & hegseth, whatever rivalry between the labs, this is a massive overreaction and a dark precedent
@vcarchidi Vincent Carchidi on bluesky
Trump must've gotten wind of the internal memo — bsky.app/profile/tech... [embedded post]
@kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitz on x
Might've been that leaked Slack message that pushed it across
@signulll @signulll on x
this is a tragedy for american innovation & the underlying relationship between public & private institutions.
@thezvi Zvi Mowshowitz on x
What's done is done so I will be Slaying a Spire on schedule (at https://twitch.tv/... at 2pm EST) but it's driving me nuts that this doesn't give ANY details, not which authority, not what scope, nothing, anyone know anything or do we just wait for the court filing?
@willrinehart Will Rinehart on x
Sure, don't work with Anthropic, cancel their contract. I understand that position. But deeming the company a supply chain risk is just petty.
@miles_brundage Miles Brundage on x
I am still hopeful that, per my original prediction, they will prevail in court, but this is just completely unnecessary and is such a black pill re: working with this government that I don't know how you can undo the damage.
@arozenshtein Alan Rozenshtein on x
Well so much for the hope that the Pentagon would TACO on this. Presumably Anthropic is going to file a lawsuit ASAP and then the question is if/how quickly it will get an injunction from the courts.
@miles_brundage Miles Brundage on x
It is both true that Ant made this outcome more likely with the memo and that that doesn't justify the supply chain risk designation whatsoever. Nothing does - it's totally insane. Horrible day for law and order, American AI competitiveness, national security, etc.
@tszzl Roon on x
Anthropic is one of my favorite accelerationist recursive self improvement labs. it rocks that they're firing marvelously on all cylinders across all functions to duly serve the technocapital machine at the end of time and the pentagon is slowing them down for stupid reasons
@katrinamanson Katrina Manson on x
SCOOP: The Pentagon has formally notified Anthropic that it's deemed the artificial intelligence company and its products a risk to the US supply chain, according to a senior defense official. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
@slow_developer Haider on x
well that didn't take long anthropic has resumed talks with the pentagon lmao... for people who switched from chatgpt because they thought it was the more ethical choice remember, corporations don't give a damn about you. so just use whichever AI tools work best for you
@martinsfp @martinsfp on bluesky
To me, Emil Michael will always be the Uber exec who suggested digging dirt on journalists looking into the company. [embedded post]
@tcarmody Tim Carmody on bluesky
Holy wow it's a showcase showdown bsky.app/profile/tech... [embedded post]
@uticaeric Eric L. Robinson on bluesky
Oh my god, imagine leading Anthropic and having to negotiate with the “14 Critical Technology Areas is too big, we'll make it 6” guy. [embedded post]
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@steph_palazzolo Stephanie Palazzolo on x
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told employees on Friday that the OpenAI-Pentagon deal was “safety theater” and the Trump administration didn't like Anthropic because it hadn't “given dictator-style praise to Trump.” He expressed skepticism at the safeguards OpenAI touted. [image]
@littmath Daniel Litt on x
It's quite possible that this will negatively affect Anthropic's business and make the SCR designation more likely. But of course it shouldn't. Hot take: shutting up because of fear of government reprisal is part of democratic backsliding.
@jenn_elias Jennifer E. on x
Anthropic's CEO reportedly said Friday “We haven't given dictator-style praise to Trump (while Sam has),” referring to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. He added it “told the truth” rather than “colluding” with the government to produce 'safety theater.'" https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
@tenreirodaniel Daniel Tenreiro on x
I think Anthropic is the best of the labs & they came out of the pentagon affair looking reasonable but Dario sounds absolutely unhinged here
@wesroth Wes Roth on x
Dario spills the beans on what really happened with DoW
@nickwingfield Nick Wingfield on x
Whoa, I don't think this is going to turn the temperature down on the Anthropic-Trump Admin relationship. Great scoop from @steph_palazzolo @erinkwoo & @srimuppidi https://www.theinformation.com/ ... [image]
@tszzl Roon on x
I'm going to take the under on this: various people have in the past called Trump a pedo, dictator, Hitler, etc and then things were just fine after some tit for tat, even became vice president or Secretary of State, or continue to lead his superpac
@shakeelhashim Shakeel on x
hmmmmmm [image]
@corsaren @corsaren on x
jfc why would you say this...🤦‍♂️
@erinkwoo Erin Woo on x
SCOOP: Dario Amodei sent an explosive memo to Anthropic employees on Friday, calling OpenAI's deal “safety theater” and criticizing the Pentagon, Palantir, OpenAI and the Trump administration writ large. https://www.theinformation.com/ ... with @steph_palazzolo and @srimuppidi [i…
@kyliebytes Kylie Robison on x
dario has a really rich history of sending wild slack messages to all his staff (from last july https://archive.ph/EUVi5) [image]
@deanwball Dean W. Ball on x
I really cannot see how Anthropic's position benefits at this stage from communications like this. Seems it just pushes the Trump Admin to escalate further while also alienating potential allies in the industry. They already had a strong hand. Sometimes silence is best.
@krishnanrohit Rohit on x
This is so silly. Like why would you say this!! Something I think remains underrated is that Sam is the only silicon valley CEO who is like a normal good CEO, like Jamie Dimon, unlike most tech CEOs who are pretty bad with this part of the job, and this also makes ev'one see him
@abebrown716 Abe Brown on x
Fightin' words from Dario, who is clearly quite comfortable with the distinction he's drawn between himself and Sam. Also, really seems to really dim the odds of any possible Anthropic-Defense Dept. reconciliation. https://www.theinformation.com/ ... [image]
@lauramandaro Laura Mandaro on x
Tensions running high at Anthropic last Friday. Scoop by @steph_palazzolo @erinkwoo @srimuppidi https://www.theinformation.com/ ... [image]
@_chair @_chair on x
people are really accustomed to everyone playing the kiss Trump's ass game huh
@kimmonismus @kimmonismus on x
Holy frick, Dario Amodei goes straight against Trump: “Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Friday told employees that a deal OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman struck to provide AI to the Department of Defense was “safety theater,” adding that the Trump Administration didn't like Anthropic …
@vikhyatk Vik on x
dario seems intent on escalating this conflict is he playing 3d chess, or is he letting his emotions get the better of him? [image]
@thezvi Zvi Mowshowitz on x
The technical parts about contract details are probably right but Dario was obviously on megatilt here same as everyone else on Friday and the inflammatory stuff here esp about WH is deeply f***ing stupid to say, WH was trying to de-escalate and Dario needs to eat some crow ASAP.
@shinboson @shinboson on x
he's obviously right and to pretend he's not is wild cope. I'm sure some of you are capable of it though. in fact, I'd quite enjoy seeing it out of you. could you do that for me? perform for me? I want to see it.
@bigblackjacobin Edward Ongweso Jr on x
He's right but Anthropic was engaged in a bit of safety theater too
@tenobrus @tenobrus on x
this is such a massive tactical blunder it's significantly increasing my trust in dario lmao. maybe he really isn't an Optimizer after all
@tysonbrody Tyson Brody on x
whew! didn't expect Dario to continue up the escalation ladder.
@austinahlman Austin Ahlman on x
At a certain point you have to wonder to what extent these comments/leaks are theater in the quest to be the liberal branded AI company. Related: They just dropped $1.6 million in partnership with AIPAC donors to elect a corporate Democrat.
@tszzl Roon on x
have to say I really enjoy these crashouts. it's pretty kino to read communication that's poorly calculated and wasn't meant for your eyes. so few today are able to speak in these sweeping Shakespearean terms that they fucking hate their competitor and let it blind their calculus
@tszzl Roon on x
feeling sort of gullible today, maybe due to selection effects
@sspencer_smb Steven Spencer on x
The AI CEO Wars! Amodei can't stand Altman. Altman can't stand Amodei. Elon can't stand either of them. No one has anything bad to say about Hassabis!
@hadas_gold Hadas Gold on x
Dario also encourages Anthropic employees to talk with their OpenAI friends and push back on Sam Altman's narrative - says he's worried this “gaslighting” working on OpenAi staff
@dseetharaman Deepa Seetharaman on x
I wonder how investors — who are scrambling to contain the damage from Anthropic's fallout with the Pentagon — view this memo, coming out at this time. https://x.com/...
@miles_brundage Miles Brundage on x
I'm not super surprised — I've said before that Anthropic has too much of their identity wrapped up in “OAI bad” — but this memo doesn't look great IMO
@benjaminmmurphy Ben Murphy on x
It's likely that Anthropic will eventually prevail in court, but the administration has many other ways to make their lives difficult, and they're actively making it harder to deescalate this situation.
@tukifromkl Tuki on x
Dario Amodei just ended Sam Altman's entire career in a memo. > calls OpenAI's Pentagon deal “safety theater” > says Sam gave “dictator-style praise to Trump” > names Greg Brockman's $25M Trump super PAC donation > reveals Palantir's actual pitch: “make what is happening [image]
@jdcmedlock James Medlock on x
I really appreciate the Anthropic lobbies for AI regulation. In some ways it strikes me as a more meaningful signal than the DoW contract negotiations. And it doesn't strike me as a regulatory capture move.
@rcbregman Rutger Bregman on x
My god, FINALLY. After all the cowardly law firms, universities, media networks, tech oligarchs bending the knee, after all their disgusting sucking up to daddy Trump, finally a CEO with a real backbone. Finally a CEO who shows real moral leadership. Dario Amodei, thank you.
@shakeelhashim Shakeel on x
see if i was dario i would not put this in writing. but kudos for saying it how it is!
@hadas_gold Hadas Gold on x
Oh wow....Dario Amodei memo, per @theinformation : “We haven't given dictator-style praise to Trump (while Sam has), we have supported AI regulation which is against their agenda, we've told the truth about a number of AI policy issues (like job displacement), and we've actually …
@amir Amir Efrati on x
Anthropic CEO was fired up Friday after OpenAI jumped in to work with Pentagon, criticizing the OpenAI deal and explaining why the Trump administration didn't like Anthropic, according to a newly earthed 1,600-word memo to staff. [image]
@jessicalessin Jessica Lessin on x
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Friday told employees that the Trump Administration didn't like Anthropic in part because the company hadn't “given dictator-style praise to Trump.” Exclusive from @steph_palazzolo and @erinkwoo and @srimuppidi https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
@srimuppidi Sri Muppidi on x
big scoop: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls out OpenAI for “safety theatre” in the Pentagon deal. He adds that the Trump administration doesn't like Anthropic because the company doesn't give “dictator-style praise to Trump.” new/ @steph_palazzolo @erinkwoo
@samfr Sam Freedman on bluesky
“Safety theater” is exactly what I'm worried about if we're completely dependent on these companies. Sellable to ministers but doesn't mitigate the risks. — (Full memo is here but paywalled - www.theinformation.com/articles/ rea...)
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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls OpenAI's messaging around military deal ‘straight up lies,’ report says
@peculiarparsnip @peculiarparsnip on bluesky
Neither should be more powerful than the voice of the people. [embedded post]
@dman777 @dman777 on bluesky
History of the United States indicates otherwise
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OpenAI's Altman takes jabs at Anthropic, says government should be more powerful than companies
@signulll @signulll on x
i don't think most ppl understand the implication of a supply chain risk designation for an american company. the implicit cost of all of this potentially has a chilling effect on the entire supply side. typically rational actors respond to variance. you see this in markets all
@deanwball Dean W. Ball on x
I'll have no comment to offer on this until I learn more details about the designation. These things can be scoped on different ways.
@mikeyk Mike Krieger on x
More than a million people are now signing up for Claude every day. To everyone choosing to make @claudeai part of how they work and think: welcome.
NewsMax.com Nicole Weatherholtz on x
Trump: I ‘Fired’ Anthropic ‘Like Dogs’ Over Pentagon Dispute
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