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Axios reported on Saturday, citing a senior Trump administration official, that the Pentagon is considering reducing or even ending its partnership with AI giant Anthropic over limits to how the military uses its models.

Axios reported on Saturday, citing a senior Trump administration official, that the Pentagon is considering reducing or even ending its partnership with AI giant Anthropic over limits to how the military uses its models.

This comes as The Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. used Anthropic's Claude through a contract with Palantir Technologies in the January 3 military operation in Caracas to seize Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and his wife. It's unclear how the tool was deployed.

This comes as The Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. used Anthropic's Claude through a contract with Palantir Technologies in the January 3 military operation in Caracas to seize Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and his wife. It's unclear how the tool was deployed.

Axios and the Journal added that an employee at Anthropic reached out to a Palantir counterpart to ask whether and how Claude was used in the operation. However, an Anthropic spokesman denied discussions over the use of Claude for specific operations with any industry partners outside routine technical discussions.

Axios and the Journal added that an employee at Anthropic reached out to a Palantir counterpart to ask whether and how Claude was used in the operation. However, an Anthropic spokesman denied discussions over the use of Claude for specific operations with any industry partners outside routine technical discussions.

Anthropic's terms of use prohibit Claude from being used for violent ends, weapon development or for conducting surveillance. Fox News reported that a source familiar with the matter expressed confidence that all usage — classified and unclassified — has been in line with Anthropic's usage policy.

Anthropic's terms of use prohibit Claude from being used for violent ends, weapon development or for conducting surveillance. Fox News reported that a source familiar with the matter expressed confidence that all usage — classified and unclassified — has been in line with Anthropic's usage policy.

The Pentagon has reportedly pushed top AI companies to let the military use their tools for "all lawful purposes," with Secretary Pete Hegseth stating in January that his department wouldn't "employ AI models that won't allow [the U.S.] to fight wars."

The Pentagon has reportedly pushed top AI companies to let the military use their tools for "all lawful purposes," with Secretary Pete Hegseth stating in January that his department wouldn't "employ AI models that won't allow [the U.S.] to fight wars."

Last month, the Journal reported that the Pentagon was already considering cancelling its contract worth up to $200 million with Anthropic amid disagreement over the use of Claude models, particularly with regard to domestic surveillance and autonomous lethal operations.

Last month, the Journal reported that the Pentagon was already considering cancelling its contract worth up to $200 million with Anthropic amid disagreement over the use of Claude models, particularly with regard to domestic surveillance and autonomous lethal operations.

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Previous reports of disagreement

Previous reports of disagreement

The Pentagon is pushing four AI companies to let the military use their tools for all lawful purposes in weapons development, intelligence collection and battlefield operations. OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini and xAI's Grok have agreed to lift guardrails for Pentagon work. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in January the agency would not employ AI models that won't allow you to fight wars, a comment referring to discussions with Anthropic. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has expressed concern about AI's use in autonomous lethal operations and domestic surveillance.

The Pentagon is pushing four AI companies to let the military use their tools for all lawful purposes in weapons development, intelligence collection and battlefield operations. OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini and xAI's Grok have agreed to lift guardrails for Pentagon work. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in January the agency would not employ AI models that won't allow you to fight wars, a comment referring to discussions with Anthropic. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has expressed concern about AI's use in autonomous lethal operations and domestic surveillance.

Anthropic deserves credit for standing firm against Pentagon pressure to remove safeguards preventing autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. The company's limits protect constitutional protections that depend on humans who can disobey illegal orders, and prevent AI from enabling governments to track and correlate every public conversation to target political opposition.

Anthropic deserves credit for standing firm against Pentagon pressure to remove safeguards preventing autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. The company's limits protect constitutional protections that depend on humans who can disobey illegal orders, and prevent AI from enabling governments to track and correlate every public conversation to target political opposition.

Anthropic's hand-wringing over Pentagon use of Claude ignores reality — AI weaponization is already happening worldwide and the rest of the world didn't sign Silicon Valley's naive peace pacts. Claude proved invaluable in the Maduro raid, and canceling contracts over ideological concerns just handicaps American defense while adversaries forge ahead with dual-use AI technologies.

Anthropic's hand-wringing over Pentagon use of Claude ignores reality — AI weaponization is already happening worldwide and the rest of the world didn't sign Silicon Valley's naive peace pacts. Claude proved invaluable in the Maduro raid, and canceling contracts over ideological concerns just handicaps American defense while adversaries forge ahead with dual-use AI technologies.

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Report: Pentagon Considers Cutting Off Anthropic Over Safeguards Dispute

Report: Pentagon Considers Cutting Off Anthropic Over Safeguards Dispute

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Anthropic deserves credit for standing firm against Trump administration's pressure to remove safeguards preventing autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. These limits shield constitutional protections that depend on humans who can disobey illegal orders, and prevent AI from enabling governments to track and correlate every public conversation to target political opposition.

Anthropic deserves credit for standing firm against Trump administration's pressure to remove safeguards preventing autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. These limits shield constitutional protections that depend on humans who can disobey illegal orders, and prevent AI from enabling governments to track and correlate every public conversation to target political opposition.

Anthropic's hand-wringing over Pentagon use of Claude ignores reality — AI weaponization is already happening worldwide and the rest of the world didn't sign Silicon Valley's naive peace pacts. If Claude cannot be used again in military operations after the seizure of Maduro due to ideological concerns, America's defense will suffer while adversaries forge ahead with dual-use AI technologies.

Anthropic's hand-wringing over Pentagon use of Claude ignores reality — AI weaponization is already happening worldwide and the rest of the world didn't sign Silicon Valley's naive peace pacts. If Claude cannot be used again in military operations after the seizure of Maduro due to ideological concerns, America's defense will suffer while adversaries forge ahead with dual-use AI technologies.

There's a 2% chance that the U.S. will sign a Treaty on the Prohibition of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems before 2031, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There's a 2% chance that the U.S. will sign a Treaty on the Prohibition of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems before 2031, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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