Anthropic refuses to bow to Pentagon despite Hegseth's threats

Anthropic refuses to bow to Pentagon despite Hegseth's threats

Despite an ultimatum from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Anthropic said that it can't "in good conscience" comply with a Pentagon edict to remove guardrails on its AI, CEO Dario Amodei wrote in a blog post. The Department of Defense had threatened to cancel a $200 million contract and label Anthropic a "supply chain risk" if it didn't agree to remove safeguards over mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. "Our strong preference is to continue to serve the Depa...

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