Apple and Google customers who rely on Anthropic’s Claude AI models received reassurance this week after both companies confirmed the technology will remain available through their platforms despite the Pentagon’s decision to classify Anthropic as a supply chain risk. The designation affects defense related work, yet companies that use Claude through cloud services and productivity tools can continue using the model for regular commercial workloads.
The situation began after the US Department of Defense labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk because the AI company refused to provide unrestricted access to its technology for certain military applications. According to officials, the Pentagon wanted broader access for uses that included surveillance systems and autonomous weapons, which Anthropic said its models cannot safely support.
TechCrunch reported that Microsoft reviewed the designation and concluded that Anthropic’s products can still appear inside its services for customers outside the Defense Department. The company explained that Claude will remain available through platforms such as Microsoft 365, GitHub, and Microsoft AI Foundry, while Microsoft also continues working with Anthropic on projects unrelated to defense contracts.
Claude remains available across major cloud platforms
Google also confirmed that the designation does not stop it from offering Anthropic’s models through its cloud services. The company said customers can continue accessing Claude through Google Cloud for non defense workloads, which includes startups, developers, and enterprise customers that run AI tools on Google’s infrastructure.
Reports indicate that Amazon Web Services customers and partners can also continue using Claude for workloads that do not involve defense related contracts.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said the designation applies only to direct use of Claude within Pentagon contracts, and it does not block unrelated business relationships or commercial uses of the company’s AI systems. Meanwhile, Claude’s consumer adoption continues to grow even as Anthropic prepares to challenge the Pentagon’s designation in court.
