Kantrowitz: Pentagon dispute will cause long-term damage to Anthropic
Alex Kantrowitz · Pentagon Insider: What's Next For Anthropic and The Department of War — With Michael Horowitz · Mar 6, 2026 · at 39:03
Alex Kantrowitz evaluates the business fallout for Anthropic after the Department of Defense designated the AI company as a supply chain risk.
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“This does do long-term damage to anthropic because even if these laws, or even if the, let's say the supply chain risk designation ever makes it to them or is overruled, public sector companies, contractors will just in the back of their mind think twice before rolling out anthropic technology in the future.”
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