Hegseth wants Pentagon to dump Anthropic's Claude, but military users say it's not so easy

Pentagon staff and military IT contractors are resisting the removal of Anthropic's AI tool, Claude, despite internal orders, citing its superiority over alternatives. The dispute arises amid concerns over potential security risks, affecting U.S. military operations and classified systems. No public CVE IDs are linked to this incident, but the controversy highlights supply chain and third-party AI tool risks.

March 19 - Pentagon staffers, former officials and IT contractors who work closely with the U.S. military say they are reluctant to give up Anthropic’s AI tools, which they view as superior to alternatives, despite orders to remove them. After a dispute betwe…