"Hegseth called Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to Washington for a meeting on Tuesday. According to media reports quoting people familiar with the talks, Hegseth made two direct threats to Amodei if Anthropic did not comply. One was to cut the company out of the Pentagon's supply chain, while the other would be to invoke the Defense Production Act, a measure from the Cold War era, which gives the US president the power to control domestic industry in the supposed interest of national defense."
"If they don't get on board, [Hegseth] will ensure the Defense Production Act is invoked on Anthropic, compelling them to be used by the Pentagon regardless of if they want to or not."
"Hegseth wants the Pentagon to have unrestricted access to Anthropic's generative AI chatbot Claude, but Anthropic, which has long billed itself as a safety-oriented company, has refused to give Washington complete access to its models for classified military use, including for potentially lethal missions carried out without human control and for domestic mass surveillance."
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued an ultimatum to AI startup Anthropic, demanding unrestricted Pentagon access to its Claude AI model for classified military applications, including autonomous lethal operations and domestic surveillance. Hegseth threatened two consequences for non-compliance: removal from Pentagon supply chains and invocation of the Cold War-era Defense Production Act, which grants presidential authority over domestic industry. Anthropic has consistently refused to grant complete access, citing safety concerns and ethical restrictions on its AI systems. The company maintains its commitment to safety-oriented practices despite government pressure. This confrontation exemplifies broader tensions over AI control becoming a strategic battleground between Washington and major AI companies.
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