Anthropic is rejecting the Pentagon’s latest offer to change their contract, saying the changes do not satisfy the company’s concerns that AI could be used for mass surveillance or in fully autonomous weapons.
The Pentagon's top technology official told CBS News the military has offered compromises to Anthropic in order to reach a deal with the AI giant, amid a feud over whether its technology will be restricted.
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has been in a standoff with the Pentagon over maintaining “safeguards” on the use of AI by the US military, according to unnamed sources speaking to news outlets, including Axios.
"Otherwise, we will terminate our partnership with Anthropic and deem them a supply chain risk for DOW," chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said on X.
Anthropic rejected a request from the Pentagon to allow it to have unrestricted access to its AI model, taking issue with the agency using the model for mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons.
A public showdown between the Trump administration and Anthropic is hitting an impasse as military officials demand the artificial intelligence company bend its ethical policies by Friday or risk damaging its business
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