Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has publicly stated that his company will not remove safety limits on its AI system Claude, even after discussions with the U.S. Department of War.

Company refuses to remove safeguards from its AI model over concerns about surveillance, autonomous weapons - Anadolu Ajansı

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Thursday released a statement revealing details of the company’s discussions with the US Department of War

The defense secretary’s desperate ploy to make a top Pentagon contractor cave to his demands is raising red flags for experts. “It doesn’t make any sense,” Dean Ball, a former AI adviser in the Trump

CEO Dario Amodei’s statement came less than 24 hours before the deadline in the Pentagon’s ultimatum. Less than 24 hours before the deadline in an ultimatum issued by the Pentagon, Anthropic has refused the Department of Defense’s demands for unrestricted access to its AI.

The dispute between Pentagon and Anthropic stems from the refusal of the AI startup to put down certain guardrails that would allow the US military to autonomously use targeted weapons and conduct mass surveillence in the United States.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to hold a high-stakes meeting with Anthropic boss Dario Amodei on Tuesday as they try to navigate rising tensions over military use of the Claude AI chatbot.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened Anthropic, the maker of Claude AI, that if it doesn't turn over full use of the powerful tool by Friday, the company will face severe repercussions.