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Anthropic said Thursday that “virtually no progress” had been made in the company’s talks with the Pentagon over the terms of use for its AI models ahead of a Friday afternoon deadline. The
Defense chief Pete Hegseth has threatened to force the company to lift guardrails against greater military use of AI.
Debates have long swirled around AI and its use in weapons targeting, the idea of no human involvement still an uncomfortable one.
Anthropic, the creator of the generative AI platform Claude, debuted new wealth management industry plug-ins Tuesday that allow advisory firms to build private programs using its technology. Peter Nolan,
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said on Thursday the company "cannot in good conscience accede" to the military's terms over the use of Claude.
Amodei said constant communication and avoiding “corpo speak” are key to his method.
Anthropic announced its acquisition of Vercept this week, in a move that signals the company’s intent to move further into full computer interaction.