The US president ordered his administration to 'immediately cease' using the start-up's artificial intelligence model after the company refused to make it freely available to the military. The decision has sparked intense debate.

Anthropic was the first AI developer to be used in classified operations by the US Defense Department.

WASHINGTON: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday the artificial intelligence company “cannot in good conscience accede” to the Pentagon’s demands to allow wider use of its…