The split underscores risks detailed in Anthropic's IPO prospectus, where the firm warned that government relations could disrupt its business and damage ties with commercial clients. While federal contracts represent less than 1% of its annual revenue, the company previously noted that Commerce Department restrictions forced the worldwide disablement of its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models.
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Pentagon Hires Google and OpenAI to Replace Anthropic AI
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A clash over safeguards against autonomous weapons and mass surveillance led the US Department of Defense to sever ties with the developers of the Claude AI model. The Pentagon has since signed contracts with Google, OpenAI and xAI to provide the intelligence capabilities previously handled by Anthropic, though a phase-out deadline in late August was missed. Claude remained integrated into the Palantir run Maven intelligence platform and supported military operations against Iran as recently as last week due to the difficulty of removing the embedded software.
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