Pentagon hardens its ultimatum to Anthropic
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Anthropic says won’t give US military unconditional AI use
Washington had given the artificial intelligence startup until Friday 5.01 pm to agree to unconditional military use of its technology.
Dario Amodei, the chief executive officer of Anthropic, warned that artificial intelligence (AI) power and wealth are concentrating rapidly among a small group of companies, raising concerns about economic and political influence.
Debates have long swirled around AI and its use in weapons targeting, the idea of no human involvement still an uncomfortable one.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave the AI company Anthropic an ultimatum about the military's use of its technology, known as Claude.
The company's Claude chatbot is one of the few AI systems cleared for use in classified settings. But a standoff between Anthropic and the Trump administration is putting its government work at risk.
The company, known for taking a stricter safety stance as it developed its artificial intelligence tools, said it failed to convince competitors to do the same.
The rise of automated tools from startups like Anthropic has sparked anxiety regarding potential disruption to the business frameworks of global software firms.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence lab Anthropic on Tuesday unveiled 10 new ways for business customers to plug in its technology to key areas of their work, weeks after other releases sparked an aggressive selloff in traditional software company shares.