The Pentagon formally labels Anthropic a supply-chain risk
· Source: theverge.com
In short
The US Defense Department has officially designated AI company Anthropic as a supply-chain risk, barring defense contractors from using its Claude AI program in government products. The conflict stems from Anthropic's refusal to allow Pentagon use of Claude for autonomous lethal weapons and mass surveillance without human oversight. This marks the first time an American company has received this designation, typically reserved for foreign firms with ties to adversarial governments.
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