US EditionAnthropic, The Pentagon And The New Battle Over Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic CEO seeks resolution after Pentagon demands unrestricted military use of AI, while Anthropic requires no domestic surveillance or autonomous weapons use, amid $200 million DoD contract.
- After talks collapsed on Friday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei returned to negotiate with the Pentagon, in a last-ditch effort to reach an agreement with Emil Michael, under-secretary of defense for research and engineering, on Claude models access.
- Safety concerns drove Anthropic to seek strict usage guarantees, complicating talks over Claude’s military use and prompting President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to threaten supply‑chain risk designation.
- Public sparring escalated, with Emil Michael's X post calling Dario Amodei a `liar` with a `God complex`, while Amodei criticized Pentagon and OpenAI messaging as `just straight up lies` and Amodei offered to accept terms if a phrase about `analysis of bulk acquired data` was deleted.
- A new deal would enable continued military use of Anthropic technology, while OpenAI's Pentagon deal sparked backlash boosting Anthropic downloads and ChatGPT uninstallations.
- The dispute has broader implications for industry norms and international engagement, as Dario Amodei's meeting with Emmanuel Macron on February 19, 2026, highlights.
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Pentagon labels Anthropic a supply-chain risk
The US Department of War has issued the first such designation ever applied to an American company, demanding that defence contractors certify they do not use Claude. Anthropic says the action is unlawful and retaliatory. For months, the conversations between Anthropic and the US Department of War were framed, at least publicly, as a negotiation. […] This story continues at The Next Web
Anthropic says the Pentagon has declared it a national security risk
Anthropic said Thursday that the Defense Department has designated it a threat to national security, a striking move that bans it from doing business with the U.S. military and could send shock waves through America’s AI industry
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The New York LedgerSam Altman is stuck playing defense. It all started a week ago.
OpenAI CEO Sam AltmanKevin Wolf/APSam Altman and OpenAI face backlash after Pentagon deal raises ethical concerns.Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei rejected Pentagon terms, prompting a heated response from officials.Anthropic's Claude app surged in downloads as users react to OpenAI's Pentagon deal.Days after triumphantly declaring victory and landing a big deal with the US government, Sam Altman is stuck playing defense.In an interesting twist, OpenAI…
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The spokesman-ReviewPentagon feud with Anthropic shines light on AI’s role in mass surveillance
Anthropic PBC’s clash with the Pentagon is drawing fresh attention to a lightly regulated practice: the U.S. government’s purchase of commercially available information, such as browsing histories and location data, and the growing use of artificial intelligence to analyze it…
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