Anthropic CEO says AI company ‘cannot in good conscience accede’ to Pentagon’s demands

Associated Press (AP)CenterEN 4 min read 100% complete by By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and MATT O’BRIENFebruary 26, 2026 at 11:53 PM

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei stated the AI company cannot agree to the Pentagon's demands for wider use of its technology. Anthropic is concerned about the potential for its AI chatbot Claude to be used for mass surveillance and in fully autonomous weapons. The Pentagon maintains it intends to use Anthropic's AI legally and denies wanting to use it for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons without human involvement. Negotiations are ongoing, but Anthropic feels the Pentagon's proposed contract language does not adequately address its concerns. The Pentagon has set a Friday deadline for Anthropic to agree to its demands.

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New York 40% White House 40% Pete Hegseth ×260% Sean Parnell 70% Defense Department 70% Washington ×370% Claude ×280% Pentagon ×490% Dario Amodei 90% Anthropic ×4100%

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anthropic 100% artificial intelligence 100% pentagon 90% mass surveillance 80% autonomous weapons 80% defense department 70% ai chatbot 60% dario amodei 50% contract negotiations 50%

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