Hegseth threatens to blacklist Anthropic over 'woke AI' concerns
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- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth threatens to blacklist Anthropic from U.S. military contracts over its refusal to loosen AI safety standards.
- Hegseth may cancel Anthropic's $200 million contract or invoke the Defense Production Act to force compliance with military AI use.
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei maintains ethical boundaries, opposing AI use in domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons.
- The Pentagon plans to continue using Anthropic's AI tools regardless of the company's stance, potentially overriding its objections.
- Hegseth labels Anthropic's ethical stance as 'woke AI,' a term criticized as vague and politically charged.
- Other AI firms like OpenAI, Google, and xAI have agreed to allow their tools in 'lawful' scenarios, including classified military use.
- Anthropic's valuation and revenue have grown despite tensions with the Trump administration over AI ethics.
- Amodei expresses concerns over autonomous weapons, advocating for caution and human oversight in military AI applications.