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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has called Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to the Pentagon on Tuesday morning to address concerns over the military use of the company’s AI model, Claude, according to Axios.
Claude is currently the only AI system approved for use within classified US military networks.
The Pentagon is seeking broader operational access for all lawful applications, but Anthropic has declined to lift safeguards that restrict use in areas such as mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons.
Officials say negotiations have reached an impasse and are warning that Anthropic could be designated a ‘supply chain risk,’ a move that could lead to canceled contracts and require defence partners to discontinue the use of Claude.
According to a later report by Axios, ‘Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has signed an agreement with the military to use Grok in classified systems.’
