Pentagon vs Anthropic: ‘Exceptions don’t work’ — top US Department of War official opens up on clash with AI firm

Pentagon’s discussions with Anthropic in the lead up to their Supply Chain Risk (SCR) designation, involved applications for United States President’s Golden Dome, scenarios of battles against Chinese hypersonic missiles and drone swarms. Speaking on the “All-In Podcast” on Friday, US Undersecretary of War Emil Michael told the hosts that the artificial intelligence company’s answer…

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US tech employees write to DoW to withdraw Anthropic’s supply chain risk designation: ‘situation sets a dangerous…’

Hundreds of members of the American Technology Community have written an open letter to the Department of War (DoW) and Congress against designating Anthropic as a “supply chain risk”, which states that “no contractor, supplier, or partner that does business with the United States military may conduct any commercial activity with Anthropic.” The letter was…

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Anthropic vs Pentagon: US designates AI firm as ‘supply chain risk’ amid feud, terminates $200 million contract

The Pentagon on Friday declared Anthropic as a Supply Chain Risk after US President Donald Trump ordered government agencies of his country to stop using the AI ​​startup’s products, effectively capping the feud between the startup and the US military over guardrails on its technology. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a post announced the decision,…

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Can Anthopic be blacklisted by Trump admin? Defense Production Act threat looms over AI firm – What’s the law?

A standoff has escalated between the US Defense Department and the AI ​​company over demands to allow broader military use of its technology. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly gave Anthropic time until Friday (February 27) to agree to unrestricted use of its AI systems for military purposes or risk losing its government contract. Defense officials…

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Pentagon ‘close’ to punishing Anthropic AI as ‘supply chain risk’ over Claude’s military use terms: Report

A deepening dispute over how artificial intelligence should be used in modern warfare is now pushing the Pentagon toward an extraordinary step: treating a leading American AI firm as a security liability. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is “close” to cutting business ties with Anthropic and designating the company a “supply chain risk”, a senior Pentagon…

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