Pete Hegseth Pressures Anthropic to Ease Safety Rules for Military

Anthropic has transitioned to a flexible "Frontier Safety Roadmap" after facing pressure to allow military use of its models.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly threatened to ban the startup unless it removes safeguards against surveillance and weaponry.CEO Dario Amodei and Chief Science Officer Jared Kaplan stated that unilateral safety pauses are no longer viable as competitors like OpenAI advance.The company cited an anti-regulatory political climate and intense competition as factors in its decision to relax previous safety commitments.