Pentagon, Anthropic
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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.
Anthropic insists on limits on how its technology is used and could be labeled a supply chain risk if it fails to accept the military’s demands.
The Pentagon has failed eight straight audits, and is the only major federal agency to not pass an independent audit.
The House of Representatives narrowly rejected a bipartisan aviation safety bill that was spurred by the deadly midair collision near Washington, D.C., after the Pentagon abruptly withdrew support.
Over the last week, tensions between the Pentagon and artificial intelligence giant Anthropic have reached a boiling point.
The Trump administration for months ignored Congress’s demand for a plan on how the Defense Department would spend the money that Republicans pushed through in their sweeping domestic policy bill.
The Pentagon Pizza Report and the Pentagon Pizza Index tracks the real-time foot traffic at pizza spots near the Pentagon, hinting at officials working late at the government building, which may suggest potential conflict.
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.