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Anthropic says won’t give US military unconditional AI use
Washington had given the artificial intelligence startup until Friday 5.01 pm to agree to unconditional military use of its technology.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic an ultimatum this week: Open its artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use by Friday, or risk losing its government contract.
The company's Claude chatbot is one of the few AI systems cleared for use in classified settings. But a standoff between Anthropic and the Trump administration is putting its government work at risk.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang weighed in on a conflict between the Defense Department and its strategic partner on Thursday, saying it's “not the end of the world.”
Anthropic said Thursday that “virtually no progress” had been made in the company’s talks with the Pentagon over the terms of use for its AI models ahead of a Friday afternoon deadline. The
Defense Secretary Pete Hegeseth has given Anthropic until Friday to give the U.S. military unfettered access to its AI model, Claude.