Pentagon formally designates Anthropic a supply chain risk amid feud over AI guardrails
· Source: bloomberg.com
In short
The U.S. military has designated AI company Anthropic as a supply chain risk, which could cut it off from military-related contracts. The dispute centers on Anthropic's insistence on guardrails that would ban the military from using its Claude AI model for mass surveillance on Americans or fully autonomous weapons, while the Pentagon argues it needs the ability to use AI for all lawful purposes. The military will phase out Anthropic over six months, though the company is challenging the designation in court.
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