US military leaders meet with Anthropic to argue against Claude safeguards

The Guardian - World NewsCenter-LeftEN 3 min read 100% complete by Nick Robins-EarlyFebruary 24, 2026 at 10:48 PM

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US military leaders, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to resolve a dispute over the military's use of Anthropic's AI model, Claude. The Department of Defense (DoD) seeks unfettered access, while Anthropic resists allowing Claude to be used for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons. The DoD has threatened penalties, including contract cancellation and designation as a "supply chain risk," if Anthropic doesn't comply by Friday. The disagreement highlights the tension between the AI industry and government demands for military applications. The DoD recently approved Elon Musk's xAI chatbot for classified systems, as well as OpenAI, after they agreed to the government's terms, while Anthropic has been hesitant. The meeting follows reports that the US military used Claude in the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

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Venezuela 30% Google 40% Elon Musk 40% Nicolás Maduro (Maduro) 40% xAI ×250% OpenAI ×360% Dario Amodei 60% Pete Hegseth ×270% United States 70% Department of Defense (DoD) ×580% Claude ×585% Anthropic ×990%

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anthropic 90% artificial intelligence 90% military use 80% ai safeguards 80% department of defense 70% autonomous weapons 60% large language model 60% openai 50% mass surveillance 50% xai 40%

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