4 September 2026

Pentagon and Commerce Department clash over Anthropic's status

First reported

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  • The Commerce Department said Anthropic, maker of the Claude AI assistant, was back in good standing after prior concerns.
  • The Pentagon continued viewing Anthropic as a supply chain risk, showing disagreement within the U.S. government on the company's reliability.

Where they differ