Anthropic, the developer of AI chatbot Claude, entered a standoff against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth when he gave the company until Feb. 27 to give the military “broad access” to its AI models, threatening to label the company a “supply chain risk,” Axios reported Tuesday. Amodei released a statement on Thursday regarding the company’s “discussions” with the Pentagon, writing, “I believe deeply in the existential importance of using AI to defend the United States and other democracies, and to defeat our autocratic adversaries.” The CEO said the company “cannot in good accede” to the DoW’s request, but that they still “remain ready to continue our work to support the national security of the United States.”
Author: Daily Caller News Foundation
Published at: 2026-02-28 23:33:01
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