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Anthropic CEO says AI company 'cannot in good conscience accede' to Pentagon's demands

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says the artificial intelligence company “cannot in good conscience accede” to the Pentagon’s demands to allow wider use of its technology. The Pentagon’s top spokesman is reiterating that the military wants to use Anthropic’s artificial intelligence technology in legal wa…

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  1. KOB 4

    Anthropic CEO says AI company 'cannot in good conscience accede' to Pentagon's demands (opens KOB 4)

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    Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says the artificial intelligence company “cannot in good conscience accede” to the Pentagon’s demands to allow wider use of its technology. The Pentagon’s top spokesman is reiterating that the military wants to use Anthropic’s artificial intelligence technology in legal wa…

  2. Fortune

    Dario Amodei says he 'cannot in good conscience' bow to Pentagon's demands over AI use in military (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic an ultimatum on Tuesday: Allow the Pentagon to use the company's AI as it sees fit or risk losing its contract.

  3. Reason

    Anthropic CEO refuses Pentagon demands to remove safeguards on military AI (opens Reason)

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    Dario Amodei penned a public letter explaining the danger of the Defense Department's request to remove certain constraints from Claude, and refusing them outright.

  4. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Anthropic 'cannot in good conscience accede' to military use of its AI, CEO says (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said the ai company "cannot in good conscience accede" to the Pentagon's demands to allow wider use of its technology.

  5. Breitbart News

    'Jeopardizing Critical Military Operations:' Anthropic Refuses to Comply with Pentagon Demands on AI (opens Breitbart News)

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    Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei stated Thursday that his company "cannot in good conscience" permit the Department of War to use its AI models for all lawful purposes without restrictions, despite threats from Pentagon officials.

  6. Kokomo Tribune

    Anthropic CEO says it (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says the artificial intelligence company “cannot in good conscience accede” to the Pentagon’s demands to allow wider use of its technology. The maker of the AI

  7. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Anthropic CEO rebuffs Pentagon demands (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    WASHINGTON -- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday the artificial intelligence company "cannot in good conscience accede" to the Pentagon's demands to allow unrestricted use of its technology, deepening the unusually public clash with the Trump administration that is threatening to pull its cont…

  8. Rolling Stone

    Anthropic Defies Pentagon's Demands as Contract Deadline Looms (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei rejected the Pentagon's ultimatum and said "we cannot in good conscience accede to their request."

  9. Military Times

    Anthropic ‘cannot in good conscience accede’ to Pentagon’s demands, CEO says (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday the AI company “cannot in good conscience accede” to the Pentagon’s demands to allow wider use of its technology.

  10. Fox News

    Tech company refuses Pentagon demands on unrestricted use of its AI (opens Fox News)

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    Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has indicated that the company does not want the Department of War to use its AI for mass surveillance in the U.S. or for entirely autonomous weapons.

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