Emil Michael Threatens Anthropic Over Military Use of Claude Models

Under Secretary Emil Michael issued an ultimatum to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, threatening to invoke the Defense Production Act if the firm restricts the military use of its Claude AI models.This escalation followed a dispute over Claude's involvement in the capture of Nicol!s Maduro, while Elon Musk's xAI has already integrated its Grok model into classified systems.Expert Emma Isabella Sage warned that using commercial AI for national defense creates security risks from entities like the Russian-linked Pravda network.