US EditionPentagon Officials Sent Anthropic Best and Final Offer for Military Use of Its AI Amid Dispute, Sources Say
The Pentagon demands unrestricted AI use from Anthropic by Friday, threatening to cut its $200 million contract or invoke the Defense Production Act, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and set a 5 p.m. Friday deadline for full, unfettered Pentagon access to Claude.
- Last month, the Department of Defense 'AI Strategy' memo urged an 'AI-first warfighting force' and asked companies to permit 'any lawful use' free from ethical safeguards, prompting pushback from Anthropic.
- Hegseth told Amodei he could declare Anthropic a 'supply chain risk,' risking its $200 million military contract awarded last year, and bar U.S. military contractors from using its products.
- Anthropic said Tuesday's meeting was a good-faith policy conversation and it still wants to support the national security mission while updating responsible-scaling policies, after Mrinank Sharma left earlier this month over AI concerns.
- Observers warn the move could set a precedent for compelling private tech companies, recalling the Defense Production Act, a Cold War-era law recently invoked during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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