Hegseth sets deadline for Anthropic on AI safeguards
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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 given Anthropic until Friday to ease safety restrictions on its AI model, Claude, or risk losing a $200 million contract with the Pentagon.
Hegseth warns Anthropic to let the military use the company’s AI tech as it sees fit, AP sources say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pressuring Anthropic to give the military broader access to its artificial intelligence technology or lose its Pentagon contract.
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 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 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.
By David Jeans, Mike Stone and Deepa Seetharaman NEW YORK/WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence lab Anthropic has no intention of easing its usage restrictions for military purposes,
The Pentagon is demanding access to Anthropic’s AI technology, threatening to invoke the Defense Production Act if the company doesn’t comply.