"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insists, after the fact, that the military should be able to use the Anthropic models for "all lawful purposes." Hegseth summoned Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to the Pentagon for a Tuesday morning meeting, in which he reportedly gave Anthropic until 5:01 p.m. Friday to comply with the Pentagon's demand. If Anthropic fails to do so, Hegseth threatened to invoke the Defense Production Act to compel the AI company to supply its models with no guardrails."
"Amodei explained that the military relies on human judgement to avoid violating people's constitutional rights. If AI is making the decisions, there will be no human being to object. Amodei is right, and his company's willingness to stand up for its values is laudable. The trouble is, we're rapidly heading for a future where autonomous systems become the norm in warfare."
Anthropic faces pressure from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to allow unrestricted military use of its Claude AI models, including for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. The Pentagon contract explicitly prohibits these applications, but Hegseth demands compliance by Friday or threatens to invoke the Defense Production Act and declare Anthropic models a supply chain risk. CEO Dario Amodei refuses to comply, arguing that autonomous weapons systems eliminate human judgment necessary to protect constitutional rights. While Amodei's position is principled and legally sound, the defense establishment increasingly normalizes autonomous systems in warfare, potentially undermining Anthropic's long-term stance on ethical AI deployment.
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