Anthropic v the US military: what this public feud says about the use of AI in warfare | IwPost

At the heart of this dispute is how Anthropic’s large language model Claude is being used in a military context.

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‘Uncanny Valley’: Pentagon vs. ‘Woke’ Anthropic, Agentic vs. Mimetic, and Trump vs. State of the Union

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-pentagon-anthropic-agentic-mimetic-trump-state-of-the-union/

#Tech Companies Shouldn’t Be Bullied Into Doing #Surveillance
#DepartmentofDefense (#DoD)has reportedly threatened to label Anthropic a “supply chain risk,” in retribution for not lifting restrictions on how their technology is used.
#Anthropic #AI should stick by their principles and refuse to allow their #technology to be used in the two ways they have publicly stated they would not support: autonomous weapons systems and surveillance. - #EFF
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/tech-companies-shouldnt-be-bullied-doing-surveillance
Tech Companies Shouldn’t Be Bullied Into Doing Surveillance

The Secretary of Defense has given an ultimatum to the artificial intelligence company Anthropic in an attempt to bully them into making their technology available to the U.S. military without any restrictions for their use. Anthropic should stick by their principles and refuse to allow their...

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The US Department of Defense is investigating major defense contractors' reliance on Anthropic's AI platform Claude, signaling possible supply chain risk designation and unprecedented regulatory action against a key US tech firm.
#YonhapInfomax #DepartmentOfDefense #Anthropic #SupplyChainRisk #Claude #LockheedMartin #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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US Department of Defense Probes Defense Contractors' Reliance on Anthropic—Supply Chain Risks Under Review

The US Department of Defense is investigating major defense contractors' reliance on Anthropic's AI platform Claude, signaling possible supply chain risk designation and unprecedented regulatory action against a key US tech firm.

Yonhap Infomax

Pentagon Threatens Retaliation If Anthropic Bars Use of AI for Mass Surveillance

Anthropic’s CEO has expressed concerns about the use of AI for autonomous drones and surveillance.

https://murica.website/2026/02/pentagon-threatens-retaliation-if-anthropic-bars-use-of-ai-for-mass-surveillance/

Pentagon Threatens Retaliation If Anthropic Bars Use of AI for Mass Surveillance – The USA Potato

Pete Hegseth tells Anthropic to fall in line with DoD desires, or else https://arstechni.ca/Uke8 #DepartmentofDefense #PeteHegseth #syndication #Anthropic #LLM #AI
Pete Hegseth tells Anthropic to fall in line with DoD desires, or else

CEO was summoned to Washington after trying to limit military use of its technology.

Ars Technica

Federal appeals court sides with Pentagon against science, reinstating U.S. military’s HIV enlistment ban

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/hiv-military-ban-upheld

OpenAI’s ChatGPT is now live on GenAI.mil, giving U.S. service members a trusted, government‑run AI assistant. The DoD says the deployment prioritizes security, accuracy, and transparency for troops on the ground. Curious how military AI is evolving? Read the full story. #ChatGPT #GenAI_mil #DepartmentOfDefense #MilitaryAI

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Hunt For Container Launchers Packed With Drones Kicked-Off By Pentagon

The U.S. military wants proposals for containerized systems that can launch and recover a mixture of drone swarms on land and sea.

The War Zone