Hegseth demands Anthropic to allow unrestricted military use of Claude
3 hours ago
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- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic's CEO a deadline to allow unrestricted military use of its AI technology or risk losing its government contract.
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei refused to budge on ethical concerns, particularly regarding fully autonomous military targeting and domestic surveillance of U.S. citizens.
- The Pentagon could cancel Anthropic's contract, designate it a supply chain risk, or use the Defense Production Act to override its objections.
- Anthropic is the only AI company among its peers (Google, OpenAI, xAI) not supplying its technology for unrestricted military use.
- Hegseth emphasized the Pentagon's AI must operate 'without ideological constraints' and criticized 'woke culture' in the armed forces.
- Anthropic positions itself as a safety-focused AI company, advocating for stricter safeguards and third-party scrutiny of AI systems.
- The company has clashed with the Trump administration over AI export controls and regulatory approaches.
- Experts warn that rapid military AI adoption outpaces legal oversight, raising concerns about surveillance and accountability.