US EditionHegseth Declares Anthropic a Supply Chain Risk, Restricting Military Contractors From Doing Business with AI Giant
The Pentagon banned Anthropic due to unresolved guardrail disputes, impacting numerous defense contractors amid concerns over AI use in surveillance and autonomous weapons.
- On Friday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared Anthropic a national-security supply-chain risk and said, "Effective immediately, no contractor, supplier, or partner that does business with the United States military may conduct any commercial activity with Anthropic," on X.
- Earlier this week, talks collapsed over Anthropic's push for guardrails to block mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, while the Pentagon set a Friday, 5:01 p.m. Eastern Time deadline for agreement.
- Anthropic rejected the contract language, saying guardrails are necessary, `However, in a narrow set of cases, we believe AI can undermine, rather than defend, democratic values.`
- Defense contractors and suppliers face wide-ranging effects because many contract with the Pentagon, and Hegseth warned the government could invoke the Defense Production Act to enforce compliance.
- Shortly after Trump's announcement, the Department of Defense moved to label Anthropic a supply-chain risk, with some agencies allowed a six-month phase-out period, highlighting tensions over AI safety and military needs.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a post announced the decision, asking the Pentagon to stop its contractors and their partners from doing any kind of business with Anthropic.
Hegseth declares Anthropic a supply chain risk, restricting military contractors from doing business with AI giant
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth deemed artificial intelligence firm Anthropic a supply chain risk on Friday, following days of increasingly heated public conflict with the AI company.
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