"CEO Dario Amodei said that the company "cannot in good conscience accede" to the request of the Defense Department concerning safeguards around its frontier model, Claude. The issue appears to revolve around two red lines Anthropic is not willing to cross when it comes to how Claude is deployed: mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons."
"A person familiar with the negotiations told Business Insider the department provided a new proposal just 36 hours before Hegseth's deadline, and the language around the provisions on mass surveillance and autonomous weapons allowed for "any lawful use" of Anthropic's AI."
"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic an ultimatum to agree with the military's terms over the use of Claude or get blacklisted by the government. Defense officials gave Anthropic until Friday evening to agree to the terms."
Anthropic faces pressure from the Defense Department to accept military terms for using its Claude AI model. CEO Dario Amodei stated the company cannot accept the department's safeguard requirements and is prepared to walk away from the contract. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued an ultimatum requiring agreement by Friday evening or government blacklisting. Anthropic's two non-negotiable red lines are preventing mass domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons development. The Pentagon's proposal language permits "any lawful use" of the AI, creating conflict over interpretation. Pentagon officials publicly denied interest in surveillance or autonomous weapons, but the dispute centers on how these restrictions are defined and enforced.
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