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.

The Pentagon has given Anthropic until Friday to loosen AI guardrails or face potential penalties, escalating a high-stakes dispute that raises questions about government leverage, vendor dependence,

Although the Pentagon and their media allies have gone on a campaign to label Anthropic “woke,” they have yet to make any real accusations about security vulnerabilities or potential for espionage. Instead, the clash is over Anthropic’s enforcement of its “acceptable use policy,” according to people familiar with the internal discussions.

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 defense secretary has threatened to cancel the AI startup’s Pentagon work and designate the company as a supply chain risk, according to a person granted anonymity to describe sensitive talks.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth threatened to use the government’s leverage in a meeting with CEO Dario Amodei at the Pentagon.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei will meet with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as talks stall over how the military can use AI.

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