"Anthropic said it sought narrow assurances from the Pentagon that Claude won't be used for mass surveillance of Americans or in fully autonomous weapons. But after months of private talks exploded into public debate, it said in a Thursday statement that new contract language "framed as compromise was paired with legalese that would allow those safeguards to be disregarded at will.""
"Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei drew a sharp red line 24 hours before the deadline, declaring his company "cannot in good conscience accede" to the Pentagon's final demand to allow unrestricted use of its technology."
"If Amodei doesn't budge, military officials have warned they will not just pull Anthropic's contract but also "deem them a supply chain risk," a designation typically stamped on foreign adversaries that could derail the company's critical partnerships with other businesses."
Anthropic faces a critical deadline from the Pentagon to remove ethical restrictions on its Claude AI technology or face severe consequences. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demands unrestricted military use of the system, but CEO Dario Amodei refuses, stating the company cannot compromise its values regarding mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. The Pentagon threatens not only contract termination but also designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk, a classification typically reserved for foreign adversaries that could jeopardize critical business partnerships. Amodei confronts a difficult choice: maintain ethical principles and risk significant business damage, or compromise values and lose industry trust and top talent attracted to the company's responsible AI mission.
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