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What began as a policy discussion about the risks of AI in warfare has escalated into a high-stakes standoff involving the Trump administration, the Pentagon and AI firm Anthropic.
President Donald Trump has ordered all U.S. agencies to stop using Anthropic technology after the company’s unusually public dispute with the Pentagon over artificial intelligence safety.
It's Anthropic vs. OpenAI and the Pentagon in the AI wars, and San Francisco's chalk warriors have chosen their champion.
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.
The Pentagon clash with Anthropic and Friday's severe response from Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth highlights a growing war over who controls military AI.
The dispute stems from the AI startup's refusal to remove safeguards that would prevent its technology from being used to conduct surveillance in US.
Debates have long swirled around AI and its use in weapons targeting, the idea of no human involvement still an uncomfortable one.
The order came after Anthropic publicly pushed back against the Pentagon, which has been demanding unrestricted military use of its AI technology.