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Pentagon gives Anthropic ultimatum on AI technology
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The OpenAI rival has options in its showdown with the Pentagon.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the company that owns the AI assistant Claude would be punished unless it drops all ethical guidelines.
The US government is putting pressure on AI company Anthropic over military use of its technology. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has given a deadline for the company to allow its AI to be used in legal defense work.
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Pete Hegseth meets with Anthropic CEO over disagreements about AI guardrails for military use
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei a Friday deadline to comply with demands to peel back safeguards on its AI model or risk losing a Pentagon contract.
Tech lawyers and AI policymakers warn that the Pentagon’s plans to compel Anthropic to abandon its ethical red lines are contradictory and could chill partnerships between the government and Silicon Valley.
The Department of Defense gave the AI company a deadline of Friday to allow the Pentagon to use its AI as it sees fit or face steep penalties.