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Anthropic vs Trump administration: Who decides the use of advanced AI?

The conflict between the two stems from disagreements over artificial intelligence authority

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    • Anthropic noted the irony of being penalised by the kind of opaque government authority and process it has spent years arguing should be more transparent.
    • Anthropic noted the irony of being penalised by the kind of opaque government authority and process it has spent years arguing should be more transparent. IMAGE: REUTERS

    Leon Hadar

    Published Tue, Jun 23, 2026 · 07:15 AM

    FOR a company that built its brand on caution, Anthropic has had a remarkably public year of confrontation with the US government.

    The latest flashpoint, a government order that forced the firm to pull its most advanced artificial intelligence models offline just days after launch, is really an extension of a months-long showdown over the question: Who gets to decide how powerful AI is used, and on whose terms.

    It began when the Pentagon in February 2026 pushed Anthropic to allow “all lawful uses” of Claude in defence contracts.

    Artificial IntelligenceTrump administrationAI governanceAnthropicNational security

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