Leading SF tech lab in standoff with Pete Hegseth

The OpenAI rival has options in its showdown with the Pentagon.

AI Giant Tells Pentagon Pete Hegseth It Won’t Bow to His Demands

AI safety and research company Anthropic has told the Pentagon it will not agree to their demands to drop critical safety precautions and grant the U.S. military full access to their AI capabilities.

Why Pete Hegseth Is Demanding Anthropic Remove Its AI Safety Limits

Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei until Friday to grant the Pentagon unrestricted access to Claude or face losing its defence contract and a government blacklist designation.
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Hegseth demands Anthropic let military use AI however it wants—even for autonomous killer drones and spying on Americans

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the company that owns the AI assistant Claude would be punished unless it drops all ethical guidelines.

Will Pete Hegseth Ban Claude? Here's What The Prediction Market Is Betting On

The clash between Dario Amodei-led Anthropic and the Secretary of War Pete Hegseth-led Department of War has escalated, with the AI startup saying

Anthropic says it can't 'in good conscience' agree to the military's terms over the use of its AI

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

Anthropic refuses Pentagon’s proposal to loosen AI guardrails

The decision comes ahead of a Friday deadline to reach an agreement or face tough government measures.

Pentagon officials sent Anthropic best and final offer for military use of its AI amid dispute, sources say

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic until Friday at 5 p.m. to grant the military unresticted use of its AI technology.