Dario Amodei Rejects Pete Hegseth's US Military AI Tool Ultimatum

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Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, has rejected a Pentagon ultimatum to remove ethical safeguards from the Claude AI model before a Friday deadline.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth threatened to invoke the Defense Production Act or label the firm a supply chain risk if it blocks use for domestic surveillance.The confrontation follows a $200M contract dispute as the military seeks any lawful use of private sector technologies for national security.While Anthropic stands firm on its safety principles, the Department of Defense confirmed that Elon Musk's Grok and OpenAI systems are nearing clearance.
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