Despite Pentagon ban, Google, AWS, and Microsoft stick with Anthropic's AI models

Google, Amazon, and Microsoft are assuring customers that Anthropic's AI technology will remain available outside of defense projects, CNBC reports, citing company spokespeople. None of the three have issued public statements.

Microsoft said its legal team reviewed the classification and concluded that Anthropic products, including Claude, can stay available through M365, GitHub, and Microsoft's AI Foundry, except for the US Department of War. Google continues offering Claude through Vertex AI, Amazon through Bedrock and GovCloud.

The reassurances come amid an ongoing dispute between Anthropic and the US Department of War, which designated Anthropic as a supply chain risk. CEO Dario Amodei called the designation legally untenable and said his company plans to fight it in court. Some defense contractors have already told employees to switch to alternatives like OpenAI.

According to the Washington Post, Claude was still used in the recent US attack on Iran despite the designation. The transition to other AI models is expected to take six months, with OpenAI among the new partners.