The relationship between one of Silicon Valley's most lucrative and powerful AI model makers, Anthropic, and the U.S. government reached a breaking point on Friday, February 27, 2026. President Donald J. Trump and the White House posted on social media ordering all federal agencies to immediately cease using technology from Anthropic, the maker of the powerful Claude family of AI models, after negotiations of a less than two-year-old contract reportedly broke down over Anthropic's refusal to roll back prohibitions on using its technology in fully autonomous weapons and mass surveillance of U.S. citizens. Following the President’s lead, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said he was directing the...