Trump Dumps Anthropic, Picks OpenAI Over Guardrails
February 28, 2026·20 days ago·via WSJ
President Trump orders federal agencies to immediately cease using Anthropic's AI after the company refuses Pentagon demands, refusing to lift restrictions blocking its tools from mass surveillance of Americans or autonomous weapons. Trump declares on Truth Social, "We don’t need it, we don’t want it," with a six-month phaseout in place. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth labels Anthropic a national security risk, blacklisting it from military contracts. Read more about this...