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Pentagon threatens to cancel Anthropic contract by Friday if company doesn’t lift safeguards: Report
The Pentagon demands Anthropic remove AI restrictions on autonomous targeting and surveillance by Friday or face contract termination or being labeled a supply-chain risk.
- At a Tuesday Pentagon meeting, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei the contract will be terminated by Friday unless safeguards are loosened.
- At issue are the guardrails Anthropic placed on its Claude model, banning fully autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance, while Pentagon concerns escalated this month over the Venezuela military raid.
- Pentagon officials warned they could invoke the Defense Production Act or designate Anthropic a supply‑chain risk, and the government gave Anthropic until Friday at 5 pm to respond.
- Canceling or blacklisting Anthropic could severely damage its ability to work with government partners and enterprise customers, while designation as a supply‑chain risk could force company executives to allow unrestricted Pentagon use.
- Other firms such as Google, OpenAI and xAI have agreed to Pentagon terms and are moving onto classified networks, while Anthropic's $20 million donation adds a political element, highlighting gaps in law and oversight.
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A meeting at the Pentagon, the US Department of Defense, between Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Dario Amodei, CEO of AI company Anthropic, has completely derailed into a power struggle. Hegseth wants the US military to be able to deploy AI technology as it sees fit, but Anthropic, which profiles itself as an ethical tech company, refuses to go along with this.
It demands the use of its artificial intelligence systems without limitations for military and surveillance actions, but society disagrees
So far, AI company Anthropic has refused to make its chatbot available for military purposes without restriction. Now, US Secretary of Defense Hegseth has set the company a deadline and threatens to impose penalties.
Hegseth Gives Anthropic Friday Ultimatum To Drop AI Safeguards Or Risk Ban As Pentagon Looks For Alternatives: Report - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has reportedly warned Anthropic that it could be removed from the Pentagon's supply chain if the company does not commit by Friday to allowing its technology to be used in all lawful military applications.
The Times of Northwest Indiana
News & RecordHegseth warns CEO to discard ethical worries
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic's CEO a Friday deadline to open the company's artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use or risk losing its government contract, according to a person familiar with their meeting Tuesday.
The Pentagon wants to fully access the services of AI company Anthropic. Managing Director Amodei, however, expresses concerns about the possible misuse of his software. US Secretary of Defense Hegseth sets him an ultimatum.
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