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Anthropic CEO to meet Hegseth amid dispute over military use of Claude
The Pentagon demands lifting restrictions on Anthropic's AI use for lawful military purposes amid a $200 million contract deadlock, risking contract termination, officials say.
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon to discuss lifting restrictions on the military use of Anthropic's Claude AI system amid tensions over its application in mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.
- The Pentagon has threatened to label Anthropic a 'supply chain risk,' which could void its $200 million contract and impact other defense contractors using Claude, the only AI model approved for classified military networks.
- Anthropic maintains a ban on using its AI for mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous lethal weapons, citing ethical, ideological, and legal concerns.
- The dispute highlights broader tensions between the Pentagon's push for unrestricted military use of AI and Anthropic's safety-focused approach to AI deployment.
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Anthropic digs in heels in AI dispute with Pentagon, source says | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Artificial intelligence lab Anthropic has no intention of easing its usage restrictions for military purposes, a person familiar with the matter said today, adding talks continue after a meeting to discuss its future with the Pentagon.
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The ScoopEven before Tuesday’s high-stakes meeting between Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and Anthropic over how the US government can use the AI company’s technology, the relationship between the two had hit a breaking point.In a previously unreported exchange in early December, Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering Emil Michael was outraged by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s answer to a hypothetical question: If the US were under attac…
Hegseth threatens to cancel Anthropic’s $200 million contract over “woke AI” concerns
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will terminate Anthropic’s $200 million contract with the military by Friday unless the artificial intelligence lab agrees to loosen its safety standards.The threat came on Tuesday during a meeting between Hegseth and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, according to a person with direct knowledge of the meeting who was not authorized to speak publicly.For months, Amodei has insisted that using AI for domestic mass surveill…
Pete Hegseth issued a warning to the artificial intelligence company Anthropic after refusing to release unrestricted military access to its model Claude. In meeting with CEO Dario Amodei, the U.S. Secretary of War set Friday, February 27, 2026 to meet the demand, warning that otherwise the company would lose contracts for $200 million and could be excluded from the government supply chain. Anthropic insists on maintaining ethical and technical …
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