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Anthropic CEO Resumes Pentagon Talks After Al
Blacklist Clash
Last updated 30 minutes ago
Anthropic's partnership with the Pentagon began in July 2025 with a $200 million contract to deploy Claude for intelligence analysis, cyber defense, and operations like a Venezuela raid capturing Nicolás Maduro. Tensions peaked in early 2026 when Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanded unrestricted access, leading Anthropic to refuse uses like mass surveillance and autonomous weapons; the Pentagon then blacklisted the firm as a supply chain risk. Now, Amodei is negotiating a compromise to preserve Claude's military role amid U.S. Al competition with China, even as OpenAl and xAl stepped in.
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