Microsoft plans to keep Anthropic's tools embedded in client products, after its lawyers determine the DOD's designation doesn't apply to non-defense projects (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

Microsoft will keep Anthropic's AI technology in client products. The decision follows a review by Microsoft's lawyers, who determined the DOD's designation doesn't apply to non-defense projects. Anthropic's tools will be excluded from U.S. Department of War projects.