Pentagon designates Anthropic a supply chain risk

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Tech industry group expresses 'concern' to Pete Hegseth over Anthropic supply chain risk label
The Information Technology Industry Council sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth expressing concern over his imposition of a supply chain risk designation.

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Hegseth declares Anthropic a "supply chain risk to national security"
Pentagon says it is labeling AI company Anthropic a supply chain risk ‘effective immediately’
Some OpenAI staff are fuming about its Pentagon deal
Messages written in chalk covered the sidewalk outside OpenAI’s San Francisco offices Monday morning: “Where are your redlines?” “You must speak up.” “What are the safeguards?”

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Pentagon’s AI battle will help decide who controls our most powerful military tech
Pentagon and Anthropic reportedly resume talks over Claude military use
OpenAI Faces Backlash After Pentagon AI Deal, Pauses Deployment to US Intelligence Agencies
Social media campaigns calling for a boycott of ChatGPT gained traction, reportedly causing uninstallations of the app to surge by nearly 300 percent.

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Anthropic CEO: We're trying to "deescalate" Pentagon AI standoff to reach "some agreement that works for us and works for them"
How Anthropic AI ban from Trump administration can escalate to existential business risk for fast-growing company

Hegseth threatens to blacklist Anthropic over 'woke AI' concerns

The company's Claude chatbot is one of the few AI systems cleared for use in classified settings. But a standoff between Anthropic and the Trump administration is putting its government work at risk.

Why Pete Hegseth Is Demanding Anthropic Remove Its AI Safety Limits

Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei until Friday to grant the Pentagon unrestricted access to Claude or face losing its defence contract and a government blacklist designation.

Warren accuses Trump, Hegseth of trying ‘extort’ Anthropic into removing AI guardrails

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Friday accused President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth of attempting to “extort” the company Anthropic into removing guardrails for its AI programs. Warren,
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Hegseth demands Anthropic let military use AI however it wants—even for autonomous killer drones and spying on Americans

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the company that owns the AI assistant Claude would be punished unless it drops all ethical guidelines.

Hegseth threatens to force AI firm to share tech, escalating Anthropic standoff

The Pentagon is demanding access to Anthropic’s AI technology, threatening to invoke the Defense Production Act if the company doesn’t comply.

Hegseth demands full military access to Anthropic's AI model, sets deadline

The Pentagon may decide to officially designate Anthropic as a "supply chain risk" to push them out of government, sources say.

Anthropic chief back in talks with Pentagon about AI deal

Dario Amodei holding discussions with deputy to Pete Hegseth to reach a compromise on military use of the technology
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Anthropic becomes the face of AI resistance in Department of Defense feud

Pete Hegseth pushed the artificial intelligence developer for expansive access to its potentially lethal creation. CEO Dario Amodei isn’t apologizing for pushing back.