US EditionWhat to Know About Defense Protection Act and the Pentagon's Anthropic Ultimatum
Hegseth warned Anthropic of contract cancellation or designation as a supply-chain risk if AI access is not granted by Friday, potentially invoking the Defense Production Act.
- On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic until Friday to grant the Pentagon unrestricted access to its Claude AI or face serious consequences.
- Anthropic had positioned itself as a key national-security player and integrated technology into the Pentagon's classified networks, while CEO Dario Amodei raised ethical concerns about unchecked AI use.
- Hegseth threatened to cancel a $200 million contract and impose a supply-chain risk designation, which experts say would be nearly unprecedented for tech companies.
- If talks fail, litigation appears likely and observers warn a government win or Anthropic's acquiescence could open a 'Pandora's box' and draw lawmakers' attention.
- The Defense Production Act gives the federal government broad authority to direct private companies and prioritize contracts, and its next reauthorization is due Sept. 30 of this year.
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The Donald Trump government gave the company ultimatum until this Friday to accept the unconditional military use of its AI. Why does the company resist?
Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's secretary of defence, had given Dario Amodei, the company's boss, until Friday to open his model to the American army without constraints. But the latter rejected the request, believing that "in certain specific cases (...) the AI can undermine, rather than defend, democratic values".
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What to know about Defense Protection Act and the Pentagon’s Anthropic ultimatum
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic an ultimatum this week: Open its artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use by Friday, or risk losing its government contract. Defense officials in the Trump administration also warned they could designate Anthropic, which makes the AI chatbot Claude, as a supply chain risk — or invoke a Cold War-era law called the D…
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What to know about Defense Protection Act and the Pentagon's Anthropic ultimatum
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic an ultimatum this week: Open its artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use by Friday, or risk losing its government contract.
Hegseth gives Anthopic ultimatum on guardrails
What happenedDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth Tuesday gave Anthropic until Friday to allow the Pentagon unrestricted access to its Claude artificial intelligence tool or face serious consequences.In a “tense meeting,” Axios said, Hegseth told Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei that if his firm did not drop its safety guardrails, the Pentagon would cancel its $200 million contract and “declare Anthropic a ‘supply chain risk,’ or invoke the Defense Producti…
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