I dont think a company can dictate to a sovereign government what it does
with its tools: Dell CEO answers question on Anthropics feud with the Pentagon

Date:
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:05:00 +0000

Description:
Dell CEO says companies don't have the right to dictate how the governments use their technology.

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Dell CEO Michael Dell answered a question about Anthropic at a forum The CEO said companies shouldn't dictate how governments use their tech Dell added that its not a "workable model" The CEO of Dell has said in a Bloomberg Television interview that companies in business with the government cannot dictate how their technology is used.

Michael Dell added, I just dont think thats workable model, when asked a question regarding Anthropics ongoing battle against the Pentagons
designation of the company as a supply chain risk. Speaking at a forum in Washington, the CEO didnt mention Anthropic by name, and Dell added his company has systems and controls in place to ensure sales go only to authorized users, but did not elaborate. Article continues below You may like We cannot in good conscience accede to their request: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei draws a line in the sand in standoff with US government These actions are unprecedented and unlawful: Anthropic sues Pentagon over supply chain
risk designation claims free speech and due process violations Trump just banned Anthropic from government use this is how we got here The Anthropic battle Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently labelled Anthropic a supply chain risk after the AI company refused to budge on allowing the US
government to use its Claude model for mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons systems .

The designation, along with President Donald Trump issuing an executive order for all government agencies to stop using Anthropic technology, has resulted in Anthropic filing two lawsuits against the US government in an attempt to get the designation overturned.

The supply chain risk designation is typically reserved for foreign companies at risk of being abused by adversaries, with the most notable example being
US sanctions and designations against Huawei . What happens next? By
labelling Anthropic as a supply chain risk, the Trump administration is setting a dangerous precedent. Either companies are forced to comply with the US governments desired use of a companys product, as has happened with
OpenAIs latest contract , or companies do not renew their contracts and the government procures technology from a different company. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get
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Those in the know will remember how Google ended its partnership with the US military after an internal petition reached over 4,000 signatures over the companys involvement in Project Maven . The project involved AI image recognition software developed by Google being used for drone strikes in the Middle East.

Google chose to let its contract lapse without renewal, and the US government turned to other companies including Palantir, Anduril, Amazon Web Services, and Anthropic to fill the gap.

Now, in the fallout of the Anthropic situation, almost 1,000 Google and
OpenAI employees have signed letters calling for clear limits on military
uses of AI. Should these companies bow to their employees' demands, they
could face the wrath of the US government. On the other hand, they may face a mass exodus of employees if their demands are not addressed.

One outcome that the US government may have failed to acknowledge in its dealings with Anthropic is that companies now may be less willing to work alongside the US Department of Defense due to fears their technology may be used for purposes their terms of service explicitly forbid. The best password manager for all budgets Our top picks, based on real-world testing and comparisons

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