The Pentagon's top technology official told CBS News the military has offered compromises to Anthropic in order to reach a deal with the AI giant, amid a feud over whether its technology will be restricted.

"Otherwise, we will terminate our partnership with Anthropic and deem them a supply chain risk for DOW," chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said on X.

If the Pentagon carries out its threat to blacklist Anthropic’s Claude AI platform, it could be three months or even longer before the U.S. military regains access to such a powerful tool on its classified networks, according to multiple sources familiar with the fight between the Defense Department and the AI maker.

CEO Dario Amodei’s statement came less than 24 hours before the deadline in the Pentagon’s ultimatum. Less than 24 hours before the deadline in an ultimatum issued by the Pentagon, Anthropic has refused the Department of Defense’s demands for unrestricted access to its AI.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened Anthropic, the maker of Claude AI, that if it doesn't turn over full use of the powerful tool by Friday, the company will face severe repercussions.

The Pentagon was already reportedly unhappy with Anthropic’s insistence on its red lines, and the company has not been included so far on the GenAI.mil platform the department built out in late 2025. At a speech in January, Hegseth pointedly said that “we will not employ AI models that won’t allow you to fight wars.”

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