Sam Altman Finalizes AI Deal as Pete Hegseth Bans Anthropic Models
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth finalized a classified artificial intelligence deal with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman after labeling Anthropic a national security supply-chain risk.CEO Dario Amodei called the first-ever domestic risk designation retaliatory following Donald Trump's order for federal agencies to stop using the Claude model over safety guardrails.OpenAI secured a $110B funding round valuing the company at $730B while finalizing its network integration agreement.Anthropic must phase out its government services within six months due to its refusal to remove safeguards against autonomous weapons and domestic surveillance.