• Anthropic faces Pentagon talks over lawful AI use for defense. • New terms could grant US military broad AI application rights. • Concerns about surveillance, lethal autonomous weapons, decision‑making autonomy. • Negotiations involve high‑profile executives and public statements. • Outcome could shape AI industry’s relationship with defense sector.

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  • Anthropic is in a tense negotiation with the U.S. Department of Defense after the Pentagon threatened to label the AI startup a “supply‑chain risk.” The move, driven by Pentagon CTO Emil Michael, could end Anthropic’s $200 million contract and force defense contractors that use its Claude model to drop the technology. Anthropic’s CEO, Dario Amodei, is set to meet Secretary Pete Hegseth to discuss the issue. The threat is unprecedented for an American company, and if enacted would ripple through the defense tech ecosystem, potentially limiting the use of Anthropic’s AI in classified systems.

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