Hegseth to Meet Anthropic CEO as Pentagon Threatens Supply Chain Ban
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Hegseth Meets with Anthropic Over AI Use Restrictions
Is Anthropic's military AI resistance endangering national security or protecting democratic values?
Above: United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth visited Sierra Space in Louisville, Colorado on Feb. 23. Image credit: AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post/Getty Images
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Pro-Trump narrative
Anthropic's ideological resistance to military AI applications threatens national security and warfighter effectiveness. The company's refusal to allow unrestricted lawful use of Claude — the only AI model on classified military systems — forces the Pentagon to consider blacklisting them as a supply chain risk. This safety-obsessed stance, rooted in ties to Democratic donors and "AI doomer" philosophy, prioritizes corporate ideology over defending America.
Anti-Trump narrative
Establishing guardrails against mass surveillance of Americans and fully autonomous weapons represents responsible AI governance, not obstruction. Anthropic's insistence on preventing catastrophic misuse of frontier AI technology reflects legitimate concerns about democratic governments turning powerful surveillance tools against their own citizens. The Pentagon's demand for unlimited "lawful use" ignores that existing legislation hasn't caught up to AI's unprecedented capabilities.
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