Hegseth issues an ultimatum to 'woke AI' startup Anthropic: Get with military program by Friday or lose $200 million
· Source: fortune.com
In short
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has given Anthropic a deadline to drop its AI safety restrictions and allow unrestricted military use of its technology or face being blacklisted from the military supply chain. The Pentagon threatens to label Anthropic a 'supply-chain risk' and invoke the Defense Production Act if the company doesn't comply, potentially costing the startup $200 million in contracts. This conflict represents a broader debate about whether tech companies or the U.S. government should set the terms for AI use in military applications.
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