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White House AI Memo Sets Claude Phase-Out, Trump Promises Talks

5/1/2026

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White House Drafts AI

White House officials are drafting an AI memo urging vendors and chain-of-command safeguards.
The memo requires contracts to protect constitutional rights, ban unauthorized surveillance, and bar AI model changes.
The memo does not require AI firms to accept “all lawful use,” a request.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth set a six-month deadline to phase out Anthropic’s Claude Gov.
President Donald Trump said United States will have “very good talks” with Anthropic.

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Anthropic Hacked

Unauthorized users hacked Anthropic’s Mythos on April 8, the same day the limited-release plan was announced.
Anthropic is investigating and says the intruders have been using Mythos regularly, not for cybersecurity.
Anthropic is granting early access to security researchers as a preventative step.
Anthropic has signed compute-capacity deals with Amazon, Google and Broadcom despite concerns it could strain government use.

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Judge Blocks Ban

A federal judge issued a temporary injunction in late March blocking the Pentagon’s supply-chain-risk ban on Anthropic.
Anthropic’s lawsuit claims the risk label is inaccurate and harms its government work.
Project Glasswing, a coalition of firms, employs Mythos to patch critical internet vulnerabilities before AI attacks.
Retired Gen. Paul Nakasone and President Donald Trump said the label is inaccurate, with Nakasone urging broader use and Trump calling Anthropic shaping up.

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White House Drafts AI

White House officials are drafting an AI memo urging vendors and chain-of-command safeguards.
The memo requires contracts to protect constitutional rights, ban unauthorized surveillance, and bar AI model changes.
The memo does not require AI firms to accept “all lawful use,” a request.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth set a six-month deadline to phase out Anthropic’s Claude Gov.
President Donald Trump said United States will have “very good talks” with Anthropic.

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