US draws up strict AI guidelines amid Anthropic clash, FT reports

The Trump administration has drawn up strict rules for civilian artificial-intelligence contracts requiring companies to allow "any lawful" use ​of their models amid a stand-off between the Pentagon and Anthropic, ‌the Financial Times reported on Friday. The Pentagon designated Anthropic a "supply-chain risk" on Thursday, barring government contractors from using the AI firm's technology in work for the US military. ​That followed a months-long dispute over the company's insistence on safeguards ​that the Defense Department says went too far. A draft of ⁠the guidelines reviewed by the FT says AI groups seeking business ​with the government must grant the US an irrevocable license to use their ​systems for all legal purposes. The guidance from the General Services Administration would apply to civilian contracts and is part of a broader government-wide effort to strengthen AI services procurement, ​the newspaper reported, adding that it mirrors measures the Pentagon is ​considering for military contracts. Read: Paper leaks on social media criminalised "It would be irresponsible to the American people and dangerous to our ‌nation ⁠for GSA to maintain a business relationship with Anthropic," Josh Gruenbaum, commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service, a GSA subsidiary that helps procure software for the federal government, told Reuters by email. "As directed by the President, GSA ​has terminated Anthropic’s ​OneGov deal - ending ⁠their availability to the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches through GSA’s pre-negotiated contracts," Gruenbaum said. The White House did ​not immediately respond to requests for comment from Reuters. The GSA ​draft ⁠mandates that contractors "must not intentionally encode partisan or ideological judgments into the AI systems data outputs," the FT reported. It requires companies to disclose whether their models ⁠have ​been "modified or configured to comply with any non-US ​federal government or commercial compliance or regulatory framework," the newspaper said.

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