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Pentagon official details the 'holy cow' moments that sparked rift with Anthropic

· Source: businessinsider.com

In short

A top Pentagon official revealed how talks with Anthropic collapsed over concerns about the AI company's potential to restrict access during critical military operations. The Pentagon has taken the unprecedented step of designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk, effectively blacklisting the company from defense contracts. The rift escalated after Anthropic questioned whether its AI models were used in a controversial US raid on Venezuela, raising alarms about software reliability during wartime.

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Tags: defense, supply-chain, military, AI-regulation, risk-management, contracting

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