California adopts Claude at half price — while the Pentagon calls Anthropic a risk
california secured a discount for all state agencies to use anthropic's claude, bypassing federal supply-chain risk designations.
anthropic partnered with california to offer its claude ai chatbot to all state and local government agencies at a 50% discount, aiming to assist employees with drafting and analysis. this deal proceeds despite a recent declaration by the department of defense that anthropic is a supply-chain risk, a designation stemming from anthropic's refusal to allow its use in surveillance or autonomous weapons. the contrast highlights a divergence between state adoption for productivity and federal caution regarding safety and misuse policies.