The tech firm has resisted the War Department’s demand to lift limits on surveillance and autonomous weapons President Donald Trump has ordered federal agencies to halt the use of artificial intelligence systems developed by Anthropic, escalating an unprecedented confrontation between the US government and one of Silicon Valley’s most influential AI firms over military use of advanced algorithms.In a post published Friday on Truth Social, Trump accused the company of attempting to “dictate how our great military fights and wins wars,” announcing an immediate government-wide blacklist alongside a six-month phase-out period for agencies currently relying on its technology.“I am directing EVERY Federal Agency in the United States Government to IMMEDIATELY CEASE all use of Anthropic’s technology. We don’t need it, we don’t want it, and will not do business with them again!,” Trump wrote, about an hour before the Pentagon’s deadline for the company to accept demands to lift key safeguards or risk being blacklisted as a “supply chain risk.” Read more The Pentagon vs Anthropic: Why a tech giant is defying the US military on use of AI The US president also warned the company to cooperate during the phase-out period or face potential legal concequences. “Anthropic better get their act together, and be helpful during this phase out period, or I will use the Full Power of the Presidency to make them comply, with major civil and criminal consequences to follow,” Trump wrote.The directive follows weeks of mounting tensions between Anthropic and the United States Department of War over restrictions embedded in the company’s flagship AI system, Claude.DETAILS TO FOLLOW