White House Weighs Reinstating Anthropic for Federal Use Amid Pentagon Fight: Report
The White House is reportedly drafting guidance to help agencies use Anthropic despite Pentagon restrictions.Agencies are seeking access to Anthropics newest model, Mythos, for cybersecurity and defense uses.The dispute centers on Anthropics limits on surveillance and autonomous weapons use. The White House is reportedly moving to restore Anthropics standing across the federal government as the AI company remains in a dispute with the Pentagon over how its models can be used. According to a report by Axios citing multiple sources, officials in President Donald Trump‘s administration are drafting guidance that could let federal agencies work around Anthropic’s “supply chain risk” designation and gain access to its newest AI models, including Mythos. The move would mark a reversal for an administration that previously treated Anthropic as a security risk and sought to remove its technology from government systems, after CEO Dario Amodei refused unrestricted access to the Pentagon earlier this year. Axios reported that a draft executive action under discussion could ease the administration‘s stance and allow agencies to use Anthropic’s technology while allowing the administration to “save face and bring them back in.” In February, the Pentagon designated Anthropic a “supply chain risk.” After Trump ordered agencies to “immediately cease” using its products, federal departments