The company objected to hypothetical future use cases, not anything the military is currently doing. The updated feature makes importing preferences and context from other LLMs easier as Claude climbs the app charts. At the outbreak of a new war, Altman is closer than ever to the Pentagon.

According to Downdetector data, around 70% of complaints were related to Claude Chat, while 16% flagged issues with the mobile app and 14% with Claude Code. Several users also took to social media to report errors,

The Pentagon's top technology official told CBS News the military has offered compromises to Anthropic, amid a feud over whether its powerful AI technology will be restricted — but Anthropic called the offer inadequate.

The U.S. government's decision to grant a six-month transition period after blacklisting Anthropic suggests its Claude AI model was deeply embedded in Pentagon systems, according to investor Michael Burry.

President Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic Claude after the company refused Pentagon demands about AI use.

Katy Perry's Claude Pro purchase screenshot had a love heart drawn on it, which many took as a sign of support for Anthropic.

Altman’s announcement came not long after President Trump “ordered” every federal agency to immediately stop using Anthropic's technology.