Miami Fort Lauderdale, FL, June 14, 2026 —

Defense Secretary Criticizes AI Firm Anthropic Over Model Access

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has criticized the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, stating that the firm was removed from the Pentagon’s premises. Hegseth indicated that subsequent events have validated this decision.

The action against Anthropic occurred after the company reportedly discontinued access to two of its AI models. This discontinuation is said to have followed a directive issued by the Trump administration.

The specific details regarding the events that led to Anthropic’s removal from the Pentagon and the justification cited by Secretary Hegseth were not further elaborated in the provided information. Similarly, the exact timeline of these events was not specified.

Story summarized from the original created by Max Rego on thehill.com, see more information here.

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