Anthropic faces lose-lose scenario in Pentagon conflict as deadline for policy change looms
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Anthropic has just hours to decide whether it will accede to the Defense Department's demands that it be able to use the company's AI models how it sees fit.
Anthropic is heading into Friday in a no-win situation.
The artificial intelligence startup has until 5:01 p.m. ET to decide whether it will agree to allow the Department of Defense to use its models in all lawful use cases without limitation. If it doesn't, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened to label the company a "supply chain risk" or force it to comply by invoking the Defense Production Act.
Anthropic signed a $200 million contract with the DoD in July, and was the first AI lab to integrate its models into mission workflows on classified networks. The company has been negotiating the terms of its agreement with the agency, and has asked for assurance that its technology won't be used for fully autonomous weapons or domestic mass surveillance of Americans.
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