Tensions ramped up following reports that Anthropic technology had been used in the violent abduction of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.

The Pentagon's top technology official told CBS News the military has offered compromises to Anthropic in order to reach a deal with the AI giant, amid a feud over whether its technology will be restricted.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic an ultimatum this week: Open its artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use by Friday, or risk losing its government contract.

The company's Claude chatbot is one of the few AI systems cleared for use in classified settings. But a standoff between Anthropic and the Trump administration is putting its government work at risk.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang weighed in on a conflict between the Defense Department and its strategic partner on Thursday, saying it's “not the end of the world.”

Anthropic fears the unrestricted military use of its AI systems by the US government may harm democracy. Military officials have threatened to invoke Cold War-era legislation to force Anthropic to comply.

Washington had given the artificial intelligence startup until Friday 5.01 pm to agree to unconditional military use of its technology.