The Pentagon is pushing AI companies to allow the U.S. military to use their technology for “all lawful purposes,” but Anthropic is pushing back, according to a new report in Axios. In response, the Pentagon is apparently threatening to pull the plug on its $200 million contract with the AI company. A company spokesperson told Axios that the company has “not discussed the use of Claude for specific operations with the Department of War” but is instead “focused on a specific set of Usage Policy questions — namely, our hard limits around fully autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance.”
Author: Anthony Ha
Published at: 2026-02-15 21:13:04
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