# The Pentagon Banned Anthropic. Its CEO Is Still on Speed-Dial. - Date: 2026-04-12 - Category: Artificial Intelligence A Pentagon official called Amodei a liar with a "God-complex" after Anthropic refused to strip AI safeguards. Then he cashed out a massive stake in xAI. The government banned Anthropic. Its own senior officials still take Amodei's calls. ---