Anthropic–Pentagon contract dispute raises questions about AI's use in the military
Hours before the United States launched strikes on Iran, there was another big story at the Pentagon:
The Department of Defense designated Anthropic, the U.S.-based AI company, a supply chain risk. This was shortly after President Trump ordered all federal agencies to stop using Anthropic technology.
The announcement came as DoD and the AI company failed to reach a deal on how Anthropic technology could be used in classified networks.
The sticking points in contract negotiations? Two use cases: Mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons.
Anthropic had a $200 million contract with…
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