Pete Hegseth Pressures Anthropic to Lift Military AI Safeguards

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pressuring Anthropic to remove safeguards against military surveillance by Friday or face a ban under Cold War-era laws.The $380B company, led by CEO Dario Amodei, recently relaxed its strict safety protocols to remain competitive against rivals like OpenAI.While Jared Kaplan defends the shift, the Pentagon is leveraging a $200M contract following the use of Claude in a January attack in Venezuela.