Microsoft will continue offering Anthropic’s Claude AI models to commercial customers through Microsoft 365, GitHub, and its AI Foundry platform. The decision follows the U.S. Department of Defense blacklisting the AI firm as a supply-chain risk.
The Pentagon’s designation excludes Anthropic from military use but allows Microsoft to maintain service for all other clients. This move follows failed negotiations over Anthropic’s refusal to remove safeguards preventing AI use in mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weapons.
Anthropic announced it will challenge the designation in court, calling the government’s action unprecedented for a U.S. company. The dispute highlights growing tensions between corporate ethical guidelines and government demands for unrestricted military AI applications.