White House prepares executive order to remove Anthropic’s Claude AI from federal systems: Axios

The White House is preparing an executive order to formally direct federal agencies to remove artificial intelligence systems developed by Anthropic from government operations, Axios reported on Monday. If issued, the move would mark an extraordinary escalation in the administration’s dispute with the AI startup. It could also reshape how Washington procures and deploys advanced artificial intelligence tools.

According to Axios, the draft order would instruct federal agencies to eliminate Anthropic’s AI model, Claude, from official systems and contracts. The order could be issued as soon as this week, according to sources familiar with the matter.