Anthropic rejects latest Pentagon offer: ‘We cannot in good conscience accede to their request’
Anthropic rejected the Pentagon's latest offer to modify its AI contract due to concerns over mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.Summary
AI company Anthropic rejected the Pentagon's latest offer to alter their contract regarding the use of its Claude AI system on the military's classified network. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had threatened to cancel Anthropic's $200 million contract and label the company a "supply chain risk" if it did not allow its AI to be used "for all lawful purposes."
Anthropic stated that the Pentagon's proposed compromise included legal language that would effectively allow safeguards against misuse to be disregarded at will. CEO Dario Amodei emphasized that while Anthropic supports using AI to defend democracies, certain uses like mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons fall outside the bounds of what the technology can safely handle and undermine democratic values.
Amodei concluded that the Pentagon's threats did not alter the company's stance, stating, "we cannot in good conscience accede to their request."
(Source：CNN)