Pentagon gives Anthropic until Friday to drop AI restrictions or face removal from military supply chain
· Source: yahoo.com
In short
The Pentagon has issued an ultimatum to Anthropic demanding the removal of restrictions on how its AI can be used by the military, with a Friday deadline. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth threatened to cut Anthropic from the DoD's supplier network entirely and potentially invoke the Defense Production Act if the company doesn't comply. The confrontation centers on Anthropic's refusal to allow its AI tools to make final targeting decisions in military operations without human intervention or be used for domestic surveillance at scale.
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