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.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pressuring Anthropic to give the military broader access to its artificial intelligence technology or lose its Pentagon contract. Defense officials warned

Anthropic is prepared to walk away from negotiations if concerns over the use of its technology for autonomous weapons or mass surveillance are not addressed, according to people familiar with the discussions.

The showdown took place during a meeting at the Pentagon between Mr Hegseth and Dario Amodei, Anthropic’s boss, whose credo is “Responsible AI ”. Mr Amodei was summoned to the Department of War ( DOW) because Anthropic is in a unique position.

A former Uber executive and a private equity billionaire are working with Pete Hegseth to make Anthropic cave on its ethics policies.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to the Pentagon for a tense discussion over the military's use of Claude. Hegseth has threatened to designate Anthropic a

The Pentagon threatened to invoke a Cold War-era law to compel Anthropic PBC to allow the US military to use the artificial intelligence startup’s technology if the company failed to comply with the government’s terms by Friday,