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Pentagon threatens to cut off Anthropic in AI safeguards dispute, Axios reports
The Pentagon may end Anthropic’s $200 million contract over the AI company’s refusal to remove safeguards against mass domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons.
- On February 14, 2026, the Pentagon began reviewing its relationship with Anthropic and is threatening to cancel its contract valued up to $200 million, Axios reported.
- Anthropic has pressed for strict guardrails on Claude, banning mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, while the Pentagon demands use for `all lawful purposes` after months of talks.
- Claude was reportedly used in a January operation, deployed via Anthropic's partnership with Palantir Technologies, and Anthropic says it has not discussed Claude's role in specific missions.
- An anonymous Pentagon official told Axios that punitive steps may follow as contractors could be forced to certify they don't use Claude if Anthropic is deemed a supply‑chain risk, while Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the department is reviewing the relationship.
- The dispute may shape talks with OpenAI, Google and xAI over classified access, as Pentagon officials expect the other three firms to accept `all lawful use` while Anthropic promotes stronger safeguards with Claude Gov.
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By Olivia Solon and Amy Thomson, Bloomberg News Anthropic’s talks about extending a contract with the Pentagon are being held up over additional protections the artificial intelligence company wants to put on its Claude tool, a person familiar with the matter said. Anthropic wants to put guardrails in place to stop Claude from being used for mass surveillance of Americans or to develop weapons that can be deployed without a human involved, the p…
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Maduro raid questions trigger Pentagon review of top AI firm as potential ‘supply chain risk’
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