Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to hold a high-stakes meeting with Anthropic boss Dario Amodei on Tuesday as they try to navigate rising tensions over military use of the Claude AI chatbot.

The Pentagon has given AI lab Anthropic a deadline to lift safety restrictions on its Claude AI model for military use, risking a £160m contract.

Pentagon gives Anthropic until Friday to remove military restrictions on Claude AI model or face contract termination and Defense Production Act.

The Pentagon warned it could cancel Anthropic's contract, designate it a supply chain risk or invoke the Defense Production Act if the company doesn't comply by Friday.

After months of tension, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei will head to the Pentagon Tuesday to dicuss how far Claude could be used in their combat systems.

Pete Hegseth wants a top Pentagon contractor to understand one thing. When he insists they stop being careful with the Defense Department’s AI systems, he truly means it. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is scheduled to meet with the defense secretary on Tuesday morning.

The Pentagon is pressuring Anthropic, an AI company, to open its technology for military use, threatening contract termination. CEO Dario Amodei opposes unrestricted AI applications for ethical reasons,

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei will meet with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon on Tuesday morning to discuss how the military will use the startup's artificial intelligence models, according to a senior Department of Defense official.

The company is at odds with the Pentagon over how its A.I. will be used. The conflict has its roots in the foundational plan for Anthropic.

Pete Hegseth wants a top Pentagon contractor to know he really, really means it when he demands they abandon their cautious approach to the Defense Department’s AI systems. The defense secretary is set to host Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Tuesday morning for what Axios reports is “likely to be tense meeting” on the military’s use of the company’s Claude software.