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Pentagon Asks Defense Contractors About Reliance on Anthropic's AI Services, Source Says
The Pentagon is considering labeling Anthropic a supply-chain risk after the AI firm resisted removing safeguards blocking military use, with contractors like Lockheed Martin involved.
- On Wednesday, the Department of Defense asked defense contractors to assess their reliance on Anthropic and gave the company until Friday 5 p.m. Eastern time to respond.
- A months-long dispute began after Anthropic, AI startup, refused to ease safeguards for military use, while the Department of Defense pressed Anthropic and OpenAI to enable classified network access.
- In talks with Anthropic's CEO, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned the Pentagon might label it a supply-chain risk or invoke a law if it did not comply, Reuters reported.
- The Office of the Secretary of War is preparing to execute any Friday decision, with a Pentagon official saying contractors were contacted, including Boeing and Lockheed, Axios reported.
- Boeing Defense, Space and Security said it has no active contracts with Anthropic, AI company, while Anthropic did not respond to requests and an unidentified person familiar with the matter declined to be identified.
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