OpenAI Moves Ahead With Pentagon AI Deal as Anthropic Refuses; Trump Orders Federal Halt on Anthropic
OpenAI reportedly signed a Pentagon contract to deploy models on classified networks while Anthropic declined similar terms; the U.S. administration has ordered federal agencies to stop using Anthropic products following the dispute.
OpenAI signed an agreement to deploy AI models on Pentagon classified networks on Feb. 28, 2026, under terms that reportedly bar domestic mass surveillance and require human control over lethal force decisions [1].
Anthropic reportedly refused a similar deal with the Pentagon, citing concerns about autonomous weapons and surveillance risks, and negotiations between Anthropic and the Defense Department stalled as a result [1].
Following the dispute, President Trump ordered federal agencies to halt use of Anthropic’s technology; reports say agencies were given a timeline to phase out Anthropic products and that a federal ban was mandated in response to the disagreement over military AI safeguards [2][3][4].
The situation leaves OpenAI moving forward with a Pentagon deployment while Anthropic faces a federal halt, highlighting a split among major AI firms over military terms and safeguards [1][2][3].
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- 1Sam Altman’s OpenAI Moves Ahead With Pentagon AI Deal After Anthropic Says NoBlockonomi• Feb 28, 2026
- 2Trump orders US agencies to halt Anthropic AI use after Pentagon ethics disputeCryptopolitan• Feb 28, 2026
- 3Trump Orders Federal Agencies to Dump 'Woke' Anthropic AI After Pentagon DisputeDecrypt• Feb 27, 2026
- 4Trump orders federal agencies to halt Anthropic use amid dispute over military AI termsCrypto Briefing• Feb 27, 2026
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