Anthropic rejected an ultimatum from the Pentagon yesterday regarding government use of its technology amid an ongoing dispute about the use of AI by the U.S. military. The company opposes the government using its AI systems for mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons, deeming them “outside the bounds of what today’s technology can safely or reliably do,” Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote in a statement. A Defense Department spokesperson wrote yesterday that the Pentagon “has no interest” in the two use cases flagged by Amodei, but that it still seeks a broader authorization to use Anthropic’s technology for “all lawful purposes.”
The stakes. The Pentagon has threatened to terminate its $200 million contract with Anthropic and label the company a supply chain risk. That could force any companies that work with the U.S. military to prove they do not use Anthropic products to do so. The government took a step in that direction earlier this week by asking defense contractors to assess their reliance on Anthropic’s AI model, Axios reported. The Pentagon has also indicated that it could use the Defense Production Act to compel Anthropic to accept its terms, which would likely lead to legal challenges.
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