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This clause establishes operational restrictions on permitted use cases by identifying categories of infrastructure and systems that are excluded from authorized service applications. The provision establishes boundaries for service deployment across sectors classified as critical to national or public safety infrastructure.
The Pentagon's supply chain risk designation does not directly modify Anthropic's consumer-facing terms of service, but creates government-level procurement restrictions that may affect Anthropic's ability to contract with federal agencies and defense contractors. The designation reflects the Department of Defense's assessment that Anthropic's acceptable use policy restrictions on mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons present supply chain governance concerns under federal law. Commercial users of Anthropic's services are not directly subject to this designation, but federal agencies, defense contractors, and government-dependent organizations may face new contracting or compliance obligations when evaluating Anthropic as a vendor.
View change record →Users operating under these terms are contractually restricted from directing Anthropic's services toward the specified critical infrastructure targets and systems. The terms establish that such uses constitute violations of the usage policy and are grounds for service suspension or termination.
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"This includes using our products or services to: Facilitate the destruction or disruption of critical infrastructure such as power grids, water treatment facilities, medical devices, telecommunication networks, or air traffic control systems; Obtain unauthorized access to critical systems such as voting machines, healthcare databases, and financial markets; Interfere with the operation of military bases and related infrastructure.Excerpt from Anthropic's API Usage Policy
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This clause establishes operational restrictions on permitted use cases by identifying categories of infrastructure and systems that are excluded from authorized service applications. The provision establishes boundaries for service deployment across sectors classified as critical to national or public safety infrastructure.
Users operating under these terms are contractually restricted from directing Anthropic's services toward the specified critical infrastructure targets and systems. The terms establish that such uses constitute violations of the usage policy and are grounds for service suspension or termination.
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