Top Pentagon official reaffirms Anthropic blacklist despite Lutnick comments
Pentagon official Emil Michael on Thursday said that Anthropic is still considered a " supply chain risk ," a day after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the company is "back on the right side." Why it matters: The Trump administration is not entirely aligned on one of the world's leading AI labs following months of fighting over how the military can use its models. What they're saying: "Anthropic is still a designated Supply Chain Risk at @DeptofWar and for the Defense Industrial Base.…
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