"These threats do not change our position: we cannot in good conscience accede to their request. At issue for Anthropic is the potential use of its AI tools like Claude for two purposes: Mass domestic surveillance and Fully autonomous weapons. Amodei said such use cases have never been included in our contracts with the Department of War, and we believe they should not be included now."
"His comments come two days after a meeting with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth over demands that Anthropic accept any lawful use of its tools. It ended with a threat to remove Anthropic from the DoD's supply chain. Should the Department choose to offboard Anthropic, we will work to enable a smooth transition to another provider."
"The Pentagon official previously told the BBC that should Anthropic not comply, Hegseth would ensure the Defense Production Act was invoked on the company. The act essentially gives a US president the authority to deem a given company or its product so important that the government can require it to meet defence needs."
Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei stated the company will not comply with US Department of Defense demands to permit any lawful use of its AI technology. Following a meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Pentagon threatened to remove Anthropic from its supply chain if the company does not accept unrestricted access to its tools. Anthropic specifically opposes potential uses for mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons systems, stating these applications were never included in previous DoD contracts. The company indicated willingness to accept removal from the Pentagon's supply chain rather than compromise its ethical standards. The Pentagon threatened to invoke the Defense Production Act or designate Anthropic as a supply chain risk if non-compliance continues.
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