Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said on Thursday the company "cannot in good conscience accede" to the military's terms over the use of Claude.

Amodei said constant communication and avoiding “corpo speak” are key to his method.

Known for championing a safety-first approach to artificial intelligence, Dario Amodei, co-founder and CEO of Anthropic, has led Anthropic to a $380 billion valuation, building an estimated $7 billion

Defense chief Pete Hegseth has threatened to force the company to lift guardrails against greater military use of AI.

A senior official in the Department of Defense accused Anthropic of "lying" about how the U.S. military intends to use the private tech firm's Claude AI system.

Claude maker and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei advised students and young professionals to focus on human-centered skills, as software engineering and math are rapidly being taken over by AI. His remarks came after he warned that white-collar jobs could disappear in the coming five years.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to hold a high-stakes meeting with Anthropic boss Dario Amodei on Tuesday as they try to navigate rising tensions over military use of the Claude AI chatbot.

Anthropic says DoD has threatened to cancel its $200 million contract and label the company as “supply chain risk."

Anthropic's negotiations with the Pentagon regarding AI safeguards have stagnated, with CEO Dario Amodei expressing concerns over the Department of Defense's final offer. The company is unwilling to accept terms that could allow its Claude model to be used for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons.