'Pollutes supply chain': Pentagon explains Anthropic AI risk tag
· Source: storyboard18.com
In short
The US Defense Department has labelled AI startup Anthropic a 'supply chain risk' due to concerns that its Claude AI models' built-in policy preferences could influence military technologies. Defense Department CTO Emil Michael stated that these embedded principles could 'pollute' the defense supply chain by shaping how AI behaves in sensitive applications. This marks the first time an American company has been publicly designated as a supply chain risk, requiring defense contractors to certify they're not using Claude models in Pentagon-connected projects.
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