Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Thursday said the company “cannot in good conscience” agree to allow the Department of Defense to use its models in all lawful use cases without limitation, adding that the agency’s threats do not change its position.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pressuring Anthropic to give the military broader access to its artificial intelligence technology or lose its Pentagon contract.

The meeting between Hegseth and Amodei was confirmed by a defense official who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Anthropic, maker of Claude, has been clear that it has ethical concerns over unchecked government use of AI.

Anthropic presents itself as most safety-forward AI firm and Pentagon has threatened penalties if it does not yield

The AI developer laid out red lines on military use of its products, a source said.

Anthropic's CEO says the AI company “cannot in good conscience accede” to the Pentagon’s demands to allow wider use of its technology.

WASHINGTON: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday the artificial intelligence company “cannot in good conscience accede” to the Pentagon’s demands to allow wider use of its…

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Thursday said the company “cannot in good conscience” agree to allow the Department of Defense to use its models in all lawful use cases without…

Pete Hegseth had threatened to cancel $200m contract unless it was given unfettered access to Claude model

Despite pressure from the Pentagon, the AI company said it would not give the US Defense Department unconditional use of its technology. The US government has threatened forced…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously threatened to remove the firm from the department's supply chain.

Anthropic resists Pentagon pressure for unrestricted AI military use, citing ethical concerns over surveillance and autonomous weapons.

Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic an ultimatum on Tuesday: Allow the Pentagon to use the company's AI as it sees fit or risk losing its contract.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei drew a sharp red line 24 hours before the deadline, but hasn't walked away from talks, either.

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.

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The Department of War has given Anthropic until 5 p.m. Friday to remove restrictions on how the military can use its AI, or face being labeled a national security threat.

The OpenAI leader, and much of the tech industry, is throwing support behind Anthropic.

"I believe we have to defend our country from autocratic adversaries like China and like Russia."